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Thomas Carlisle Livingstone-Learmonth (5 January 1906 – 24 April 1931) was a British hurdler. He competed at the 1928 Olympics in the
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and finished in fifth place. The career of Livingstone-Learmonth was overshadowed by Lord Burghley, who beat him in the 440 yd hurdles at all 1926–1928
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Championships. Earlier in 1925 Livingstone-Learmonth set a British record in the 220 yd hurdles, but Burghley has bettered it within three weeks. In the semifinals of the 1928 Olympics, Livingstone-Learmonth set another British record in the 400 m hurdles, at 54.0 s, but it was bettered next day by Burghley in the final. Livingstone-Learmonth died of
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aged 25 while on a diplomatic mission in Sudan. His grandfather was
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, an early European settler of Australia.


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Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain British male hurdlers 1906 births 1931 deaths Neurological disease deaths in Sudan Infectious disease deaths in Sudan Deaths from meningitis Australian male hurdlers Sportspeople from New South Wales Alumni of the University of Cambridge Australian people of Scottish descent {{UK-athletics-bio-stub