Gerald Backhouse
Australian middle-distance runner
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 | 1938 Sydney | 1 mile |
Gerald Ian d'Acres Backhouse (6 December 1912 – 28 December 1941) was an Australian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
In 1936 he finished eighth in the Olympic 800-metre event. In the 1500 metre competition he was eliminated in the first round.
At the 1938 Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 1 mile contest. In the 880 yards event he finished seventh.
During World War II Gerald Backhouse was a Sergeant in the Royal Australian Air Force, serving on attachment with the Royal Air Force. He died in a practice bombing flight in England on the 28 December 1941. He was buried at Sulloth (Causeway Head) Cemetery, Holme Low, Cumberland, England.[1]
References
- ^ https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2695857/GERALD%20IAN%20DACRES%20BACKHOUSE/ CWGC casualty record.
External links
- Gerald Backhouse at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Gerald Backhouse at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Gerald Backhouse at Virtual War Memorial Australia
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Australian national champions in men's 800 m
Note: 880 yards until 1966
- 1894: Ken McRae
- 1896: Ern Corner
- 1898: Charles Campbell
- 1900–02: D'Arcy Wentworth
- 1904: Harvey Sutton
- 1906: Greg Wheatley
- 1908: W. Trembath (NZL)
- 1910: Greg Wheatley
- 1912: Guy Harding (NZL)
- 1914: Russell Watson
- 1920: Reg Piggott
- 1922: Charles Taylor (NZL)
- 1924–26: Tickle Whyte
- 1928: Charles Stuart
- 1930: Otto Peltzer (GER)
- 1932: Ray Triado
- 1934: Thorold Irwin
- 1936–38: Gerald Backhouse
- 1947: Jack Stevens
- 1948: Bill Ramsay
- 1949: David White
- 1950: Don MacMillan
- 1951: Jim Bailey
- 1952: Don MacMillan
- 1953: John Landy
- 1954: Jim Bailey
- 1955: Don MacMillan
- 1956: Frank O'Connell
- 1957–58: Herb Elliott
- 1959: Tony Blue
- 1960: Herb Elliott
- 1961: Russell Oakley
- 1962–63: Tony Blue
- 1964: John Davies (NZL)
- 1965–67: Ralph Doubell
- 1968: Preston Davis (USA)
- 1969–70: Ralph Doubell
- 1971–73: Graeme Rootham
- 1974: Peter Watson
- 1975: Colin McCurry
- 1976: Jamie Botten
- 1977–79: John Higham
- 1980: Peter Bourke
- 1981: Michael Hillardt
- 1982: Peter Bourke
- 1983: Michael Hillardt
- 1984: Peter Bourke
- 1985–86: Alan Ozolins
- 1987–88: Ian Gaudry
- 1989: Simon Doyle
- 1990: Dean Kenneally
- 1991: Simon Doyle
- 1992: Barry Acres
- 1993: Simon Lewin
- 1994: Brendan Hanigan
- 1995–96: Sammy Langat (KEN)
- 1997: Elijah Maru (KEN)
- 1998–99: Noah Ngeny (KEN)
- 2000: Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG)
- 2001: Kris McCarthy
- 2002: Nicholas Hudson
- 2003: Kris McCarthy
- 2004: Samwel Mwera (KEN)
- 2005–07: Nick Bromley
- 2008: Lachlan Renshaw
- 2009: Nick Bromley
- 2010: Lachlan Renshaw
- 2011: James Kaan
- 2012: Johnny Rayner
- 2013: Alexander Rowe
- 2014: Josh Ralph
- 2015: Jeff Riseley
- 2016–18: Luke Mathews
- 2019: Peter Bol
- 2020: not held
- 2021: Peter Bol
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