George Golding

George Golding
Golding in the 1930s
Personal information
Born6 May 1906
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Died30 August 1999 (aged 93)
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m, 400 m hurdles
ClubClub Randwick-Kensington, Sydney
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 – 47.6y (1930)
400 mH – 53.1 (1932)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Australia
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place 1930 Hamilton 440 yards

George Augustus Golding (6 May 1906 – 30 August 1999) was an Australian runner who won a bronze medal in the 440 yd event at the 1930 British Empire Games. Together with his future wife Clare Dennis he competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and placed sixth in the 400 metres; he was eliminated in the semi-finals in the 400 metre hurdles.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c George Golding Archived 13 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
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Australian national champions in men's 400 m
Note: 440 yards until 1966
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New Zealand national champions in men's 200 m
Note: 250 yards before 1901; 220 yards from 1901 to 1969
250 yards
  • 1888: A.B. Williams
  • 1889: Hugh Reeves
  • 1890: Jack Hempton
  • 1891: Billy MacPherson (NSW)
  • 1892: Jack Hempton
  • 1893: L.W. Harvey
  • 1894: H.M. Reeves
  • 1895: L. Broad
  • 1896: William Kingston
  • 1897: Arthur Holder
  • 1898: Alfred Patrick
  • 1899: William Kingston
  • 1900: George Smith
220 yards
  • 1901: Claude Hiorns
  • 1902–1903: L.B. Webster
  • 1904: W. Anderson
  • 1905–1906: F.E. Drake
  • 1907–1908: E.E. Fisher
  • 1909–1910: William Woodger
  • 1911–1912: Ron Opie
  • 1913: A.T. Duncan
  • 1914–1915: Henry Martis
  • 1916–1919: not held
  • 1920–1921: George Davidson
  • 1922: Harry Wilson
  • 1923: Morris Kirksey (USA)
  • 1924: L.A. Tracey
  • 1925: L.A. Tracey / R. Morgan
  • 1926–1928: Malcolm Leadbetter
  • 1929: Allan Elliot
  • 1930: George Golding (AUS)
  • 1931: Charlie Jenkins
  • 1932: Allan Elliot
  • 1933–1934: J.B. Macfarlane
  • 1935: W.S. Bainbridge
  • 1936: Graham Quinn
  • 1937: W.J. Fitzsimmons
  • 1938: Graham Quinn
  • 1939: C. Robinson
  • 1940: J. Ford
  • 1941–1944: not held
  • 1945–1946: Ron Agate
  • 1947: John Treloar (AUS)
  • 1948–1951: Dave Batten
  • 1952–1954: Don Jowett
  • 1955–1959: Maurice Rae
  • 1960: John Taylor
  • 1961–1962: Dave Norris
  • 1963: Brian Seymour
  • 1964: Don Mackenzie
  • 1965–1966: Tony Steel
  • 1967: Wayne Overend
  • 1968: Graham Atchison
  • 1969: Laurie D'Arcy
200 metres
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New Zealand national champions in men's 400 m
Note: 440 yards before 1970
440 yards
  • 1888: A.B. Williams
  • 1889–1890: Hugh Reeves
  • 1891: Billy MacPherson (NSW)
  • 1892: P. Wood
  • 1893: Norman Gurr
  • 1894–1896: W.A. Low
  • 1897: A.H. Holder
  • 1898: Robert Oliphant
  • 1899: William Kingston
  • 1900: William Strickland
  • 1901: Charles Cuff
  • 1902–1903: L.B. Webster
  • 1904: W.H. Pollock
  • 1905: Gus Widmer (AUS)
  • 1906: F.E. Drake
  • 1907: L.B. Webster
  • 1908: W.F. Trembath
  • 1909: J. Wilton
  • 1910: W.G. Harding
  • 1911: Ron Opie
  • 1912: A.W. Dormer
  • 1913–1915: J. Wilton
  • 1916–1919: not held
  • 1920: A.W. Dormer
  • 1921: W. Candy
  • 1922: Charlie Taylor
  • 1923: W. Candy
  • 1924: Charlie Taylor
  • 1925–1926: W. Kyle
  • 1927–1928: J.T. Fleming
  • 1929: A.W. Findlay
  • 1930: George Golding (AUS)
  • 1931: Don Evans
  • 1932–1933: Stuart Black
  • 1934: Geoff Broadway
  • 1935: W.S. Bainbridge
  • 1936: Harold Tyrie
  • 1937: Alan Sayers
  • 1938: M.C. Baker
  • 1939–1940: Harold Tyrie
  • 1941–1944: not held
  • 1945–1947: Doug Harris
  • 1948: Jim Grierson
  • 1949–1950: Dave Batten
  • 1951–1952: Max Golder
  • 1953–1955: Don Jowett
  • 1956: P. Smith
  • 1957: Don Jowett
  • 1958–1960: Barry Robinson
  • 1961: John Taylor
  • 1962: Barry Robinson
  • 1963: Warwick Weaver
  • 1964: John Taylor
  • 1965–1967: Don Mackenzie
  • 1968–1969: Graham Atchison
400 metres
  • 1970: Michael Cull
  • 1971–1974: Phil Kear
  • 1965: Bevan Smith
  • 1976: Phil Kear
  • 1977: Bevan Smith
  • 1978: Warren McCallum
  • 1979: Peter Pearless
  • 1980: Glen Erkkila
  • 1981: Paul Wilson
  • 1982: Howard Atkinson
  • 1983: John Enright
  • 1984–1985: Murray Gutry
  • 1986: Paul Cuff
  • 1987: Andrew Collins
  • 1988–1990: Craig Purdy
  • 1991: Grant Gilbert
  • 1992: Darren Dale
  • 1993: Callum Taylor
  • 1994–1996: Nick Cowan
  • 1997: Rob Hanna
  • 1998–1999: Shaun Farrell
  • 2000: Bjorn Jansen
  • 2001: Mark Rodgers
  • 2002–2005: Tim Hawkes
  • 2006–2007: Cory Innes
  • 2008: Niko Verekauta (FIJ)
  • 2009: Andrew Moore
  • 2010: Tim Jones
  • 2011–2012: Alex Jordan
  • 2013: Andrew Whyte
  • 2014: Alex Jordan
  • 2015: Tama Toki
  • 2016: Andrew Whyte
  • 2017: Quin Hartley
  • 2018: Alex Haye
  • 2019: Oliver Miller
  • 2020: Luke Mercieca
  • 2021: Hamish Gill
  • 2022: John Gerber
  • 2023–2024: Lex Revell-Lewis


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