Leslie Burton
Leslie Aubrey Burton (6 October 1883 – 10 June 1946) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
He was born in Heswall, Merseyside died in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
In the men's 400 metres hurdles, Burton won his first-round heat with a time of 1:00.4 to advance to the second round. There, he won again by establishing such a lead over the hurdles that he could not be caught in the straight. In the final, Burton finished last of the four runners, with a time of 58.0 seconds.
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