Edgar Donald Mountain (2 April 1901 – 30 April 1985) was a British middle-distance runner, who competed at two Olympic Games.[3]
 Edgar Mountain in 1921 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1901 Camberwell, London, England |
| Died | 30 April 1985 (aged 84) Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 800 m |
| Club | Surrey AC University of Cambridge AC Achilles Club |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 800 m – 1:53.8e (1920)[1][2] |
Biography
editMountain, born in Camberwell, London, was educated at Westminster City School,[4] Sutton Valence School,[5] and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a first in both parts of the natural sciences Tripos.[6]
Mountain finished third behind Bevil Rudd in the 880 yards event at the 1920 AAA Championships.[7][8] The following month at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp, Belgium, he represented Great Britain in the 800 metres event and finished fourth, setting a British junior record.[1]
Mountain became the National 880 yards champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1921 AAA Championships[9][10] and successfully defended his title the following year at the 1922 AAA Championships.[11] He finished runner-up to Cecil Griffiths in the 880 yards in 1923.[12]
He represented Great Britain for a second time at the 1924 Summer Olympics. After the 1924 Olympics, Mountain settled in South Africa and later became a specialist in South African geological formations and a professor at Rhodes University. He discovered several minerals, and one of them, mountainite, bears his name.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Edgar Mountain. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Edgar Mountain. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ "Edgar Mountain". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "Some Memorable Old Westminster Cits". Old Westminster Citizens' Association. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "O.S. Sportsmen". The Suttonian. 34 (5): 54. 1988.
- ↑ "The Historical Register, Supplement 1921-30". Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1932. pp. 156, 161. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "The Athletic Championships". Weekly Dispatch (London). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletics". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1920. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA Championships". Daily Mirror. 1 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
