Frederick Thompson (athlete)

"Bertie Thompson" redirects here. For other uses, see Bertie Thompson (disambiguation).

Frederick Bertie Thompson (4 August 1880 - 19 December 1956) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in the Men's Marathon. He did not finish. dropping out after 15 miles.[1] He also participated in amateur competition in racewalking, and won the 1907 Amateur Athletic Association 7 mile championship with a 52:46.6 time.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Olympic profile
  2. ↑ gbr athletics


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