George Sutherland (athlete), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Sutherland (athlete)

Canadian hammer thrower

Date of Birth: 07-May-1903

Date of Death: 10-May-1951

Profession: discus thrower, hammer thrower, javelin thrower

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About George Sutherland (athlete)

  • George Watt Sutherland (7 May 1903 – 10 May 1951) was a Canadian all-round track and field athlete.
  • He was the hammer throw gold medallist at the 1938 British Empire Games.
  • He also took a bronze medal in the discus throw at the same competition.
  • He had been the runner-up in the hammer in 1934 British Empire Games.He was born to Donald Mowat Sutherland in Edinburgh, Scotland and later migrated to Canada.
  • He died in Alberta, Canada and his wife, Audrey Ameila Banister, outlived him by over thirty years.Sutherland represented Canada internationally at the British Empire Games in a wide variety of events.
  • On his first appearance at the inaugural 1930 British Empire Games he failed to post a mark in the discus and hammer, but managed fourth place in the triple jump.
  • At the following edition in 1934 he entered five events – all the throws and also the triple jump.
  • He ranked in the top eight in discus and shot put and came away with his first major medal with a silver in the hammer throw.
  • At his third a final outing at the 1938 Sydney Games he entered three throwing events.
  • He became the hammer throw champion with a games record throw of 48.71 m (159 ft 9 1/2 in) and took a discus bronze as well.
  • He ranked eighth in the shot put.He was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1956 and into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1958.
  • He was a four-time winner of the hammer throw at the Canadian Track and Field Championships and also won national titles in the shot put and javelin throw.
  • He also won 35 regional Alberta championship titles during his career.

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