Joe Blewitt

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Joe Blewitt
Joe Blewitt in 1921
Personal information
Born1 November 1895
Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England
Died30 May 1954 (aged 58)
Birmingham, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
800–10,000 m
ClubBirchfield Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)880 yd – 2:02.6 (1920)
Mile – 4:21.6 (1923)
3000 m – 8:49.3e (1920)
5000 m – 15:15.2 (1922)
10,000 m – 32:44.4 (1921)
10 miles – 53:45.6 (1919)
3000 mS – 10:17.0 (1924)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp 3000 m team
Representing File:Flag of England.svg England
International Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 1921 Caerleon Team
Gold medal – first place 1923 Maisons-Laffitte Individual
Gold medal – first place 1924 Newcastle-on-Tyne Team
Silver medal – second place 1922 Glasgow Team
Silver medal – second place 1923 Maisons-Laffitte Team

Charles Edward Blewitt (1 November 1895 – 30 May 1954), also known as Joe Blewitt was a British runner, who competed for Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.

Career

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Blewitt won Midland Championships over distances ranging from 880 yd to 10 miles. He was English national and international champion in cross-country running.[3]

Blewitt became the National 10 miles champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1919 AAA Championships.[4][5] Blewitt became the National 4 mile champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1920 AAA Championships.[6][7] The following month at the 1920 Olympic Games held in Antwerp, Belgium, he finished fifth in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres, earning a silver medal in the 3000 metres team event.

Blewitt was British 4 mile champion for 1922, 1923[8] and 1925, although the 1923 event was by virtue of being the best placed British athlete after finishing behind the legendary Finn Paavo Nurmi.[9]

Shortly after he won the steeplechase title at the 1924 AAA Championships,[10][11] he withdrew from the 1924 Olympic steeplechase race due to an injury.[1]

At the 1928 Olympic Games, he failed to reach the final of the 3000 m steeplechase.

References

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