Ernest Webb

Ernest Webb

File:Ernest James Webb (1874–1937).png Webb at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	25 April 1874 Hackney, London, England
Died	24 February 1937 (aged 62) Toronto, Canada
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	walking events
Club	Herne Hill Harriers
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Great Britain Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 1908 London 3500 metre walk Silver medal – second place 1908 London 10 mile walk Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm 10 kilometre walk

Ernest James Webb (25 April 1874 – 24 February 1937) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10-mile walk and competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London and the 1912 Summer Olympics in Sweden.

Biography

Webb, born in Hackney, London, competed for the Herne Hill Harriers.

Webb became the National 7 miles champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1908 AAA Championships. He also finished second behind George Larner in the 2 miles walk event.

At the 1908 Olympic Games, Webb competed in the 10 mile walk, winning the silver medal behind fellow Brit George Larner. The two of them repeated this in the 3500 metre walk, giving Ernest Webb his second silver medal of the games.

Webb won four more AAA titles in the 2 miles and 7 miles walks, at the 1909 AAA Championships and 1910 AAA Championships.

Three years later in 1912, he returned to the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, where he competed in the inaugural 10 kilometre walk and finished off with his third Olympic silver behind Canada's George Goulding.

He died in Toronto, Canada.