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Halland Britton

Halland Britton in 1923
Personal information
Born	18 February 1890 Derby, England
Died	11 February 1975 (aged 84) Coventry, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Events	5,000 m 10,000 m
Club	Derby & County AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5,000 – 15:15.0 (1923) 10,000 m – 32:06.0e (1924)
Medal record Representing  England International Cross Country Championships 1921 Caerleon Team

Halland Britton (18 February 1890 – 11 February 1975) was an English long-distance runner who competed at the Olympic Games.

Career

Britton finished third behind Percy Hodge in the steeplechase event at the 1920 AAA Championships.

The following year Britton became the National 10 miles champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1921 AAA Championships. He retained his title in 1922 and 1924. Britton placed 11th at the 1921 International Cross Country Championships, winning a gold medal with the England team.

At the 1924 Summer Olympics, Britton finished sixth in the 10 km race. The following year he finished third in the 4 and 10 miles events at the 1925 AAA Championships.

References

1. ^ Halland Britton. sports-reference.com
2. Halland Britton. trackfield.brinkster.net
3. "The Athletic Championships". Weekly Dispatch (London). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Athletics". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
8. "AAA Championships". Daily Mirror. 1 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Halland Britton". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
10. "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 18 July 1925. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "New Holders". Daily News (London). 20 July 1925. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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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