 Joe Blewitt in 1921 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 November 1895 Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 May 1954 (aged 58) Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800–10,000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Birchfield Harriers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personalbest(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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Edward Blewitt (1 November 1895 – 30 May 1954), also known asJoe Blewitt was a British runner, who competed for Great Britain at the1920 Summer Olympics and1928 Summer Olympics.
Blewitt won Midland Championships over distances ranging from 880 yd to 10 miles. He was English national and international champion incross-country running.[3]
Blewitt became theNational 10 miles champion after winning theAAA Championships title at the1919 AAA Championships.[4][5]Blewitt became theNational 4 mile champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the1920 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 for1922,1923[8] and1925, although the 1923 event was by virtue of being the best placed British athlete after finishing behind the legendary FinnPaavo Nurmi.[9]
Shortly after he won thesteeplechase title at the1924 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 msteeplechase.
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