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Harold Whitlock

1903 - 1985

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Hector Harold Whitlock (16 December 1903 – 27 December 1985) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk. He attended Hendon School, then Hendon County School, in North London, where he planted in 1936 an oak tree sapling presented to him, along with his gold medal, by Adolf Hitler at the Olympic Games. Whitlock won his first national title in 1933. Two years later, he set a new world record for a 30-mile walk, finishing in 4 hours, 29 minutes, 31.8 seconds. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harold Whitlock is the 1,681st most popular athlete (up from 1,827th in 2019), the 4,778th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,149th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Harold Whitlock ranks 1,681 out of 6,025. Before him are Francis Tyler, Burglinde Pollak, Betty McKinnon, Georg Naue, Arvo Viitanen, and Ali Mirzaei. After him are Nathaniel Cartmell, Eric Verdonk, Edward Archibald, Nina Dumbadze, Maria Golubnichaya, and Gavino Matta.

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Among people born in 1903, Harold Whitlock ranks 315. Before him are Juan Jover, Tadeusz Friedrich, Ruth Svedberg, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Niní Marshall, and Vernon Duke. After him are Ella Baker, Yuli Raizman, Clare Boothe Luce, Olavi Paavolainen, Guy Simonds, and Warren Kealoha. Among people deceased in 1985, Harold Whitlock ranks 233. Before him are Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald, Richard Haydn, Jo Jones, Erich Koschik, Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw, and Alister Hardy. After him are Paul Creston, George O'Brien, Fritz Keller, Tom Richards, André Bjerke, and Scott Brady.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harold Whitlock ranks 4,779 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), Beryl Markham (1902), Hannah Waddingham (1974), Mark Selby (1983), Steve Clark (1960), and Andy White (1930). After him are Peter Blake (1932), Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831), Hamilton Harty (1879), Charles Williams (1886), Ron Flockhart (1923), and Danny Blanchflower (1926).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Harold Whitlock ranks 62. Before him are Harry Blackstaffe (1868), John Fenning (1885), Cecil Griffiths (1900), Barbara Burke (1917), George Cornet (1877), and Phyllis Johnson (1886). After him are Gordon Pirie (1931), Heather Oakes (1959), Tom Richards (1910), George Goulding (1884), Audrey Williamson (1926), and Michael Wheeler (1935).

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