About Joseph Kinchin
Lived 1884 – 1969 (aged 85). Joseph Kinchin was a British athletics competitor.
Joseph William Kinchin (11 June 1884 – 23 December 1969) was a British middle-distance runner who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography Kinchin was born in Kings Norton, Birmingham, England and was a member of the Sparkhill Harriers, where he later became the club captain.
In 1907 Kinchin helped the Sparkhill Harriers take second place at the Midland Counties Junior Cross-Country Championship at Derby and finished 5th in the steeplechase event at the 1908 AAA Championships. where he participated in the men's 3200 metres steeplechase competition. In his heat he finished a creditable second place behind Guy Holdaway but with only the heat winner qualifying he missed out on the Olympic final.
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Who was Joseph Kinchin?
British athletics competitor
When was Joseph Kinchin born?
Joseph Kinchin was born on 11 June 1884.
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Joseph Kinchin died on 23 December 1969.
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Joseph Kinchin was an athletics competitor.
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Joseph Kinchin was British.
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