| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1932 Los Angeles | 800 metres | |
| Silver | 1932 Los Angeles | 4x400 m relay | |
Thomas ("Tommy") Hampson (born October 28, 1907 – died September 4, 1965) was an English athlete, winner of the 800 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics. 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 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested 23 for men and 6 for women Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 800 m is a common Track running event It is the shortest common Middle distance track event. The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932
Hampson, a native of Clapham (London), didn't take up running seriously until the last year of his studies at Oxford University. Clapham is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the After completing his education, he became a teacher in 1930 (at St Albans School). History By c1100 the School had built for itself such a reputation that the Norman scholar Geoffrey de Gorham applied for the post of Master That same year, he won the British AAA championships over 880 yd (805 m), a title he would also claim in 1931 and 1932. The Amateur Athletic Association of England (formerly simply the Amateur Athletic Association) or AAA (pronounced 'three As' is the oldest athletics organization
Also a winner at the inaugural British Empire Games, Hampson was one of the world's leading runners in the 800 m and half-mile event. The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton Ontario, Canada That made him one of the top favourites for the 800 m gold at the 1932 Olympics, held in Los Angeles, especially since world record holder Ben Eastman was not running the 800 m, concentrating on the 400 metres instead. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Benjamin ("Ben" Bangs Eastman ( July 19 1911 &ndash October 6 2002) alias "Blazin' Ben" was an American 400 m is a common Track running event It is the longest common sprint distance In the final, Hampson fought off Canadian Alex Wilson to break the tape in 1. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Alexander ("Alex" S Wilson ( December 1, 1905 &ndash December 10, 1994) was a Canadian athlete from Montreal who 49,7, a new world record. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event
He added a second Olympic medal with the British 4 x 400 metres relay team, which came second to the United States. The 4 x 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap Hampson ended his sports career later that year. Several years later, he left his teaching job to become an educator in the Royal Air Force, a job he kept until after World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
He died at age 57 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Place-name meaning Stevenage may derive from Old English stiþen āc / stiōen āc / stithen ac (various Old English dialects Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Sera Martin |
Men's 800 metres World Record Holder equalled by Ben Eastman (USA) on 1934-06-16 1932-08-02 – 1936-08-20 |
Succeeded by Glenn Cunningham |
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