Henry Ashington
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 September 1891 Southport, England |
| Died | 31 January 1917 (aged 25) near Combles, Somme, France |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | long jump / triple jump |
| Club | University of Cambridge AC |
Henry Sherard Osborn Ashington (25 September 1891[1] – 31 January 1917) was an English track and field athlete[2] who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[3]
Biography
[edit]Ashington was born in 1891 in Southport, Lancashire, the son of Sherard and Lydia Ashington. His father was a solicitor.
Ashington finished second behind Percy Kirwan in the long jump event at the 1912 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
Shortly after the 1912 AAA Championships, he finished tenth in the long jump competition and 15th in the standing long jump event at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden.[7]
Ashington was killed in action, aged 25, during the First World War,[8] serving as a captain with the East Yorkshire Regiment near Combles. He was buried in the Combles Communal Cemetery nearby.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Henry Sherard Osborn Ashington - Olympic Record". British Olympic Association.
- ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Henry Sherard O Ashington; Apr-May-Jun quarter 1891; District: Ormskirk; Volume: 8b; Page: 813.
- ↑ "Henry Ashington". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ "Athletic Championship". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Amateur Athletic Championship". Leicester Evening Mail. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ↑ "Henry Ashington". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ Ashington, Henry, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Retrieved 14 September 2008
External links
[edit]- Henry Ashington at World Athletics
- Henry Ashington at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Henry Ashington at Olympedia
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