| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1912 Stockholm | 4x100 m relay | |
| Bronze | 1912 Stockholm | 200 metres | |
William "Willie" Reuben Applegarth (May 11, 1890 – December 5, 1958) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1912 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 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in The men's 4x100 metre relay was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in The men's 200 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located During a relay race, members of a team take turns Running, Orienteering, Swimming, Cross-country skiing, Biathlon, or Skating The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in
Born in Guisborough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, William Applegarth was one of the best European sprinters during the World War I. Guisborough ( IPA /ˈgizbrə/ is a Market town within the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire The North Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of the English county of Yorkshire, alongside the East and West World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
At the Stockholm Olympics, Applegarth was eliminated in the semifinals of 100 m competition and won a bronze medal in 200 m. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The men's 100 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme As the anchoring leg in the British 4x100 m relay team, he won a gold medal, in spite of finishing second after United States in the semifinal. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the United States was later disqualified for a fault in passing the baton, the same mistake was made in the final by world record holder and main favourite German team. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Applegarth was a British AAA champion in 100 yd (91 m) in 1913 and 1914 and in 220 yd (200 m) from 1912 to 1914. Shortly after the Olympics Applegarth repeated the Don Lippincott's world record in 100 m of 10. Donald Fithian "Don" Lippincott ( November 16, 1893 &ndash January 9, 1963) was an American athlete who competed mainly 6 and set a new world record of 21. 2 in 200 m in the 1914 AAA meeting.
In 1915 Applegarth turned professional and emigrated to America, where became track and soccer coach at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania. Mercersburg Academy is an independent Coeducational Boarding school for grades 9-12 located in Mercersburg Pennsylvania, United States The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern He also played for Brooklyn in the American Soccer League. William Applegarth died at age 68 in the same year that his British 100 yd (91 m) record of 9. 8 was finally broken.
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