William Seagrove

William Raymond Seagrove (2 July 1898 – 5 June 1980) was a British middle-distance runner who competed at two Olympic Games.

Biography Born in London and educated at Highgate School, Seagrove left in April 1917. After serving in the army during World War I, he matriculated at Clare College, Cambridge in 1919, leaving with a Diploma in Geography three years later. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the 3000 metre team event and finishing sixth in the 5000 metre. Four years later at the 1924 Summer Olympics, he again won a silver medal with the 3000m British team.

For a time, he taught at Glenalmond College and in 1926, he founded Normansal preparatory school in Seaford, East Sussex, where he was initially the headmaster and mathematics master. He remained actively involved in the running of the school after his retirement, and the appointment of Rex Hackett to the headship. Seagrove Way, a street in Seaford, is named after him.