Henry Hawtrey

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Henry Courtenay Hawtrey (June 29, 1882 - November 16, 1961) was a British athlete, winner of 5 miles run at the 1906 Summer Olympics.

The Briton were the leading force in the long distance running in early 1900s. Although the most celebrated long distance runner Alfred Schrubb had turned to professional just before the "intercalated" Olympics of 1906, the Britons send a very good team to Athens.

Henry Hawtrey took the lead after 2 miles and won easily, beating second-placed runner Johan Svanberg from Sweden by 50 yards. The Britons did a good team work to aid Hawtrey to win, as third-placed Irishman John Daly was disqualified, because he blocked the Swedish runners way for several times.

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