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Walter Porter

Personal information
Full name	Walter Harold Porter
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1903-02-30)30 February 1903 York, England
Died	3 August 1979(1979-08-03) (aged 75) York, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance running
Club	York Harriers & Athletic Club
Medal record Olympic Games 1924 Paris 3000 metres team race

Walter Harold Porter (30 August 1903 - 3 August 1979) was a British athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Career

Porter was the Yorkshire champion at 880 yards, the mile, and 3 miles and finished third behind William Seagrove in the a mile event at the 1924 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards he was selected for the British team to compete at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal in the 3000 metres team race.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Porter Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
2. "Walter Porter". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
3. "To-day's Athletics". Gloucestershire Echo. 21 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 23 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

v t e 1924 Great Britain Olympic Athletics Team
Men's track & road athletes	Harold Abrahams H. B. Stallard John Benham Frederick Blackett Halland Britton David Burghley Guy Butler Arthur Clark Ernest Clark Charles Clibbon David Cummings Cyril Ellis Arthur Farrimond Sam Ferris Fred Gaby Gordon Goodwin Ernie Harper Eric Harrison Harry Houghton Charles Johnston Herbert Johnston Ernest Letherland Eric Liddell Douglas Lowe Thomas Matthewman Bertram Macdonald Jack McKenna Albert Mills Evelyn Montague Edgar Mountain Sidney Newey Wilfred Nichol Leopold Partridge Walter Porter Walter Rangeley George Renwick Richard Ripley Lancelot Royle Frank Saunders William Seagrove Arthur Sewell Sonny Spencer Ralph Starr Wilfrid Tatham Edward Toms Gordon Watts George Webber Eddie Webster Joseph Williams Dunky Wright
Men's field athletes	Charles Beckwith James Campbell Jock Dalrymple Henri Dauban de Silhouette Robert Dickinson Jack Higginson Crawford Kerr Harold Langley Chris MacKintosh Malcolm Nokes John Odde Donald Slack Percy Spark Arthur Willis Rex Woods

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