Leslie Burton
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Leslie Aubrey Burton was a British
athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
in London
.
He 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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athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
in London
London
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He died in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
In the men's 400 metres hurdles
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles was the longer of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was the third time the event had been featured at the Olympics. The Olympic record was beat three times in the course of the Games....
, 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.