Charles George Constable (July 1904 14 April 1932) was a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

George Constable
George Constable in 1928
Personal information
Full nameCharles George Constable[1]
NationalityBritish (English)
BornJuly 1904
Died14 April 1932 (aged 27)
Charing Cross, London, England
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event
10,000 metres
ClubSurrey AC

Career

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Constable finished second behind Jack Webster in the steeplechase event at the 1926 AAA Championships[2][3] and repeated the feat the following year, finishing second behind Ernie Harper, but this time in the 10 miles event at the 1927 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]

Constable competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1928 Olympics Games.[7]

References

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  1. "CONSTABLE, Charles George, Newport P." Freee BMD. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  2. "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  7. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Constable Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2017.