- John Rimmer
John Thomas "Jack" Rimmer (
April 27 ,1878 –June 6 ,1962 ) was a British athlete, winner of two gold medals at the1900 Summer Olympics .Born in
Ormskirk ,Lancashire , John Rimmer won theBritish AAA Championships in convert|4|mi|km in 1900.At the
Paris Olympics, Rimmer at first participated in the 1500 metres competition, where he finished between seventh and ninth place. On the next day, Rimmer won the gruelling 4000 m steeplechase, beating teammate Charles Bennett by one and half yards. Together with Bennett,Alfred Tysoe ,Sidney Robinson andStanley Rowley , Rimmer won a second Olympic title in 5000 m team race, finishing second behind Bennett.Rimmer joined the Liverpool City Police in 1901 and retired as sergeant 30 years later. He continued to run until he was well over the 50 years of age. He was also a president of the famous
Sefton Harriers until his death.John Rimmer died in
Liverpool , aged 84.He can be found in the 1980s edition of The Guinness Book Of Records.
External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RIMMEJOH01 profile]
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