Eddie Owen (runner)
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Biography
Owen competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics, held in London,[2] in the 5 miles race, where he won the silver medal.[3] In the 1912 Summer Olympics he was able to win the bronze medal in the 3000 m team event.
Born in Manchester, he ran for Salford Harriers and Manchester Athletic Club during his career. He twice won at the AAA Championships at the 1909 AAA Championships[4][5] and 1912 AAA Championships.[6][7]
He served with the Irish Guards regiment during World War I. After working at Belle Vue Stadium, he went on to manage Crayford & Bexleyheath Stadium (another greyhound track) in Bexley. He died in Woolwich.
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- 1886 births
- 1949 deaths
- Athletes from Manchester
- English male long-distance runners
- British male long-distance runners
- English people of Welsh descent
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Irish Guards soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Military personnel from Manchester