Edgar Mountain

Edgar Mountain

Edgar Mountain in 1921
Personal information
Born 2 April 1901
Camberwell, London, Great Britain
Died 30 April 1985 (aged 84)
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Alma mater University of Cambridge
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 m
Club Surrey AC, Kingston-upon-Thames;
University of Cambridge
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 800 m – 1:53.8e (1920)[1][2]

Edgar Donald Mountain (2 April 1901 – 30 April 1985) was a British middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 m event at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in 1920 setting a British junior record.[1]

After the 1924 Olympics Mountain settled in South Africa and later became a specialist in South African geological formations and professor at Rhodes University. He discovered several minerals, and one them, mountainite, bears his name.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Edgar Mountain. sports-reference.com
  2. Edgar Mountain. trackfield.brinkster.net
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