William Frederick Crothers (born 24 December 1940 in Markham, Ontario) is a retired Canadian track and field athlete. Athletics, known as Track and Field in the United States has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan The men's 800 metres was the middle of the seven men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Markham ( pronounced /ˈmɑrkəm/ 2006 population 261573 is a town located in the Regional Municipality of Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
At one point, he held the Canadian record in all distances from 400 metres to 1500 metres and was holder of the world 800 metre indoor record. In 1963, he ran the two fastest 800 metre races of the year. He was named Lou Marsh Trophy winner as Canada's top athlete of 1963. The Lou Marsh Trophy, also known as the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy and Lou Marsh Award is a trophy that is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete professional or Crothers competed for Canada in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, winning a silver medal in the 800 metres. The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. A Silver medal is a Medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games, He also competed in the 400 metres, but was eliminated in the semi-finals. He received the Lionel Conacher Award as Canada's top male athlete of 1964. The Lionel Conacher Award is an annual award given to Canada 's male athlete of the year Crothers was ranked by Track & Field News as the top 800 metre runner of 1965 and the second best of the decade. Track & Field News is a magazine founded in 1948 by brothers Bert Nelson & Cordner Nelson, focused on the world
He has been inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (1965), and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1971). The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame is an honor roll of the top Canadian Olympic athletes teams coaches and builders (officials administrators and volunteers Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a Hall of fame located in Toronto and established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements
Crothers was a pharmacist in the Markham area for many years, and is a trustee (and present Board Chair) for the York Region District School Board. Pharmacists are Health professionals who practice the art and science of Pharmacy. A board of education or a school Board or school committee is the title of the Board of directors of a school local School district The York Region District School Board is a school board in the public school system of Ontario, Canada, in York Regional Municipality. Bill Crothers Secondary School, an athletic-focused secondary school in York Region is due to be opened in his honour in 2008. Bill Crothers Secondary School is a character-oriented athletic-focused Secondary School 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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Crothers, William Frederick |
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Bill |
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track and field athlete, pharmacist, school trustee |
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24 December 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Markham, Ontario |
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Donald George Jackson, CM (born April 2, 1940 in Oshawa Ontario) is a retired Canadian Figure skater. The Lou Marsh Trophy, also known as the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy and Lou Marsh Award is a trophy that is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete professional or Athletics Marathon May 4 &mdash Pan American Games Marathon, Sao Paulo Brazil Men's George William Hungerford (born on January 2, 1944 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a Canadian lawyer and Olympic gold medalist For other persons of a similar name see Roger Jackson (disambiguation. Markham ( pronounced /ˈmɑrkəm/ 2006 population 261573 is a town located in the Regional Municipality of William Berczy ( December 10, 1744, Wallerstein near Noerdlingen Germany - February 5, 1813, New York City, USA The Markham Town Council is the governing body of Markham Ontario, Canada. 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