Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Andrew, Jack (d.1946), Harrier
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Description area
Dates of existence
d.27 Jan 1946
History
Official of the Polytechnic Harriers. Associated with the Polytechnic Xmas Dinner Fund as well as other welfare work.
As honorary secretary of the Polytechnic Harriers Andrew planned the route of the 1908 Olympic Games marathon route from Windsor to the White City Stadium. He was also Clerk of the Race for marathon. When Italian runner Dorando Pietri collapsed due to exhaustion near the finishing line, Andrew helped him to his feet and assisted him over the line costing Pietri the race as he was disqualified. American runner JJ Hayes won the race. Pietri was awarded a special silver-gilded cup by Queen Alexandra.
Guided Harriers club from 1904 - 1912
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette, Mar 1946
Polytechnic Magazine, Feb 1946 - obituary and photograph
Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette, Feb 1946 (PCC/10/2/360) - obituary
Polytechnic Magazine, Feb 1946 - obituary and photograph
Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette, Feb 1946 (PCC/10/2/360) - obituary
Internal structures/genealogy
Brother of George Andrew and Alec Andrew