Jack London (athlete)

Jack London ( January 31, 1905 *, † May 2, 1966 ) was a British athlete who was successful in the late 1920s as a sprinter. He won at the VIII Summer Olympics in Amsterdam in 1928 two medals:

  • Silver over 100 meters in 10.9 seconds behind the Canadian Percy Williams ( gold in 10.8 seconds ) and before Georg Lammers ( bronze in 10.9 sec also )
  • Bronze 4x100m (London as the final runners ) in 41.8 seconds behind the United States ( gold in 41.0 seconds) and Germany ( silver in 41.2 seconds)

The following year (1929 ) he won the AAA championship over 100 y in 10.0 sec Additional Services by Jack London are not used.

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