Tommy Hampson

Tommy Hampson (actually Thomas Hampson, born October 28, 1907 in Clapham, London, † September 4, 1965 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire) was a British middle-distance runner and Olympic champion.

During his studies at Oxford University Hampson played no important race. In 1930, he had finished his studies and was now a teacher. In the same year he won the British AAA championships over 800 yards, which he repeated in 1931 and 1932. Also in 1930, he started for England at the British Empire Games in Hamilton and won the gold medal in the 880 yards, ahead of his compatriot Reg Thomas ( silver) and the Canadian Alex Wilson ( bronze). This made ​​him the favorite in the 800 meters for the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

There he won as expected the gold medal in the 800 -meter run before the two Canadians Alex Wilson (Silver) and Phil Edwards ( bronze). A silver medal he won in the 4 x 400 - meter relay, along with his teammates Crew Stoneley, Lord Burghley, and Godfrey Rampling behind the team from the USA and ahead of the team from Canada.

In the same year he retired from the sport and worked the next few years as a teacher. Some years later he became instructor in the British Royal Air Force, a profession he held until after the Second World War.