Thomas Evenson (9 January 1910 – 28 November 1997) was an

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who competed for

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at the

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

and

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. In 1932 he won the silver medal in the 3000 metre steeplechase event. Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 3000 metre steeplechase competition. At the 1930 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the 6 miles contest and finished fifth in the 3 miles event. In 1934 he won the silver medal in the 2-mile steeplechase. Evenson competed at the

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in 1930–1936 and won seven gold medals: two individual and five with English teams.

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1910 births 1997 deaths Sportspeople from Manchester English male long-distance runners British male steeplechase runners English male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics English Olympic medallists International Cross Country Championships winners Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games {{England-athletics-bio-stub