- Donald Buddo
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Donald ("Don") Smith Buddo (November 6, 1886 – July 27, 1965) was a Canadian athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
He was born in Montreal and died in London, Ontario.
In the 800 metres event, Buddo finished third in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final.
Buddo lost his preliminary heat of the 400 metres competition to Georges Malfait, with a time of 51.2 seconds to Malfait's 50.0 seconds and did not advance to the semifinals.
He was also a member of the Canadian relay team which was eliminated in the first round of the medley relay event.
References
- profile
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html. Retrieved 24 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich". http://olympic.w.interia.pl/. Retrieved 24 July 2006. (Polish)
Categories:- 1886 births
- 1965 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Canadian male middle distance runners
- Sportspeople from Quebec
- People from Montreal
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs
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