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Ronald Wylde

Personal information
Nationality	Scottish South African
Born	7 January 1913 South Africa
Died	8 July 2000 (aged 87)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m
Club	Edinburgh UAC
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Scotland British Empire Games 1934 London 4×440 yards

Ronald Burns Wylde (7 January 1913 – 8 July 2000) was a South African-born Scottish athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.

Biography

He was also a medical doctor who practised in Grahamstown. South Africa. He attended St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh.

At the 1934 Empire Games, he was a member of the Scottish relay team that won the bronze medal in the 4×440 yards event. In the 440 yards competition, he was eliminated in the heats.

Wylde finished second behind Bill Roberts in the 440 yards event at the 1937 AAA Championships.

References

1. Evans 2000, p. 1201.
2. "The Athletic Championships". Liverpool Daily Post. 17 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Six records go by the board at White City". Evening Despatch. 19 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

• Evans, Bert (2000). "In Memoriam – Ron Wylde" (PDF). SA Medical Journal. 90.

External links

• commonwealthgames.com results

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