Edward Leader

Edward Leader
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1882-08-28)28 August 1882
Pershore, England
Died22 April 1959(1959-04-22) (aged 76)
Cattistock, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
110 metres hurdles
ClubLondon Athletic Club
University of Cambridge AC
Achilles Club

Edward Eastlake Leader (28 August 1882 – 22 April 1959) was a British hurdler who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Biography

Leader was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] In 1904, Leader won the varsity high jump match for Cambridge against Oxford and finished second at the 1905 Oxbridge Sports.[4]

Leader finished second behind Con Leahy in the high jump event at the 1905 AAA Championships.[5][6] The following year at the 1906 AAA Championships he finished third behind Leahy again.[7][8]

At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles competition, finishing second in heat 13 and the Men's high jump event, finishing in tenth place.[4]

In 1908 he was called to the Bar and became a barrister.[4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edward Leader Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Olympic Games, Britain's team of athletes". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Athletics at Cambridge". Daily News (London). 9 February 1904. Retrieved 17 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ a b c "Edward Leader". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1905. Retrieved 20 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "The Amateur Championships". Sporting Life. 3 July 1905. Retrieved 20 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Amateur Championships". Bristol Times and Mirror. 9 July 1906. Retrieved 20 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "The Amateur Championships". Sporting Life. 9 July 1906. Retrieved 20 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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