Wyndham Halswelle
British athlete and soldier (1882–1915) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wyndham Halswelle (30 May 1882 – 31 March 1915[1]) was a British athlete. He won the controversial 400m race at the 1908 Summer Olympics, becoming the only athlete to win an Olympic title by a walkover.
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Born | (1882-05-30)30 May 1882 London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 31 March 1915(1915-03-31) (aged 32) Artois, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Burial place | Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Charterhouse School | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Halswelle was also an infantry officer who served in the Second Boer War and World War I. He was killed by a sniper at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in 1915.