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Wally Beavers

Beavers in 1928
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	11 July 1903 York, England
Died	29 November 1965 (aged 62) York, England
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance
Club	York Harriers & Athletic Club
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  England British Empire Games 1934 London 3 miles

Walter James Beavers (11 July 1903 – 29 November 1965) was an English athlete who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Beavers was born in York.

Beavers became the national 4 mile champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1928 AAA Championships.

Shortly afterwards he represented Great Britain at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he finished ninth in the 10,000 metres event. In the 5,000 metres competition he was eliminated in the first round.

Beavers retained his 4 miles title at the 1929 AAA Championships.

At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 3 miles contest.

References

1. "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wally Beavers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
4. "Foreigners held at Bay". Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "AAA Championships". Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

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