Leslie Burton
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Leslie Aubrey Burton (15 October 1882 – 10 June 1946) was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Burton was born in Heswall, Merseyside, held the English 300 yards hurdles record.[2] Burton's brother Geoffrey was also an Olympic athlete.[2]
Burton represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[3] In the men's 400 metres hurdles, Burton won his first-round heat with a time of 1:00.4 to advance to the second round. There, he won again by establishing such a lead over the hurdles that he could not be caught in the straight. In the final, Burton finished last of the four runners with a time of 58.0 seconds.[2]
He died in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. His daughter Elaine Burton, Baroness Burton of Coventry was a politician.[2]
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