Joe Blewitt
British long-distance runner
Joe Blewitt in 1921 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 1 November 1895 Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 May 1954 (aged 58) Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800–10,000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Birchfield Harriers, Birmingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 880 yd – 2:02.6 (1920) Mile – 4:21.6 (1923) 3000 m – 8:49.3e (1920) 5000 m – 15:15.2 (1922) 10,000 m – 32:44.4 (1921) 10 miles – 53:45.6 (1919) 3000 mS – 10:17.0 (1924)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Charles Edward "Joe" Blewitt (1 November 1895 – 30 May 1954) was a British runner, who won Midland Championships over distances ranging from 880 yd to 10 miles. He was English national and international champion in cross-country running, and competed for Great Britain at the 1920 and 1928 Olympics.[3] In 1920 he finished fifth in the 3000 m and 5000 m, earning a silver medal in the 3000 m team event. In 1928 he failed to reach the final of the 3000 m steeplechase. He withdrew from the 1924 Olympic steeplechase race due to an injury.[1]
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Men's champions of the International Cross Country Championships
- 1898†: Sid Robinson (ENG)
- 1903–04: Alfred Shrubb (ENG)
- 1905: Albert Aldridge (ENG)
- 1906: Charlie Straw (ENG)
- 1907: Adam Underwood (ENG)
- 1908: Arthur Robertson (ENG)
- 1909–10: Arthur Edwin Wood (ENG)
- 1911–13: Jean Bouin (FRA)
- 1914: Alfred Nichols (ENG)
- 1915–19: Not held
- 1920: James Wilson (SCO)
- 1921: Wally Freeman (ENG)
- 1922: Joseph Guillemot (FRA)
- 1923: Joe Blewitt (ENG)
- 1924: Bill Cotterell (ENG)
- 1925: Jack Webster (ENG)
- 1926: Ernie Harper (ENG)
- 1927: Lewis Payne (ENG)
- 1928: Harry Eckersley (ENG)
- 1929: Bill Cotterell (ENG)
- 1930: Tom Evenson (ENG)
- 1931: Tim Smythe (IRE)
- 1932: Tom Evenson (ENG)
- 1933–35: Jack Holden (ENG)
- 1936: Bill Eaton (ENG)
- 1937: Jim Flockhart (SCO)
- 1938: Jack Emery (ENG)
- 1939: Jack Holden (ENG)
- 1940–45: Not held
- 1946–47: Raphaël Pujazon (FRA)
- 1948: John Doms (BEL)
- 1949: Alain Mimoun (FRA)
- 1950: Lucien Theys (BEL)
- 1951: Geoff Saunders (ENG)
- 1952: Alain Mimoun (FRA)
- 1953: Franjo Mihalić (YUG)
- 1954: Alain Mimoun (FRA)
- 1955: Frank Sando (ENG)
- 1956: Alain Mimoun (FRA)
- 1957: Frank Sando (ENG)
- 1958: Stan Eldon (ENG)
- 1959: Frederick Norris (ENG)
- 1960: Rhadi Ben Abdesselam (MAR)
- 1961: Basil Heatley (ENG)
- 1962: Gaston Roelants (BEL)
- 1963: Roy Fowler (ENG)
- 1964: Francisco Aritmendi (ESP)
- 1965: Jean Fayolle (FRA)
- 1966: Ben Assou El Ghazi (MAR)
- 1967: Gaston Roelants (BEL)
- 1968: Mohammed Gammoudi (TUN)
- 1969: Gaston Roelants (BEL)
- 1970: Mike Tagg (ENG)
- 1971: David Bedford (ENG)
- 1972: Gaston Roelants (BEL)
† Unofficial race
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