About Bertram Macdonald
Lived 1902 – 1965 (aged 63). Bertram Macdonald was a British athletics competitor.
Bertram Hector Macdonald (25 May 1902 – 28 December 1965) was a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Career Macdonald was born in Kings Norton, Birmingham. MacDonald competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Olympics Games held in Paris, France, in the 3000 metre team where he won the silver medal with his teammates Herbert Johnston and George Webber.
The following year Macdonald became the national 1 mile champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1925 AAA Championships.
He died in Wellesbourne in Warwickshire.
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Who was Bertram Macdonald?
British athlete (1902-1965)
When was Bertram Macdonald born?
Bertram Macdonald was born on 25 May 1902 in Birmingham.
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Bertram Macdonald died on 28 December 1965 in Warwickshire.
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Bertram Macdonald was an athletics competitor.
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Bertram Macdonald was British.
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