About Thomas Downing
Lived 1883 – 1943 (aged 60). Thomas Downing was a British athletics competitor.
Thomas Downing (21 January 1883 – 18 October 1943) was an Irish middle-distance runner who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography Downing was born in Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland. He competed in the 1906 English National Cross Country Championships at Colwall and was the 1907 Irish Cross Country champion, also helping his Haddington team to the senior team title.
After taking part in the 1908 Irish Cross-Country Championships, Downing represented the Great Britain team at the 1908 Olympic Games in London, where he participated in the men's 3200 metres steeplechase competition. In his heat he was disqualified for incorrectly clearing the first water jump.
From 1904 to 1910, Downing took part in the International Cross-Country Championship five times.
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Who was Thomas Downing?
British athletics competitor
When was Thomas Downing born?
Thomas Downing was born on 21 January 1883.
When did Thomas Downing die?
Thomas Downing died on 18 October 1943.
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Thomas Downing was an athletics competitor.
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Thomas Downing was British.
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