In 1932 he finished fifth in the 3000 metre steeplechase event. In the 5000 metres competition he was eliminated in the first round. At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 2 miles steeplechase competition and in the 1934 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the 2 miles steeplechase contest. In the 1950s he was an early mentor to John Tarrant, the Ghost Runner.[2]
^Bill Jones, The Ghost Runner: The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn't Stop, Mainstream, 2011
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Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
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george, bailey, athlete, george, william, bailey, april, 1906, july, 2000, english, athlete, competed, great, britain, 1932, summer, olympics, born, buxton, george, baileypersonal, informationnationality, englandborn, 1906, april, 1906died24, july, 2000, 2000,. George William Bailey 29 April 1906 24 July 2000 was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics He was born in Buxton George BaileyPersonal informationNationality EnglandBorn 1906 04 29 29 April 1906Died24 July 2000 2000 07 24 aged 94 1 SportSportSteeplechaseMedal record Men s AthleticsRepresenting EnglandBritish Empire Games1930 Hamilton 2 mi steeplechase1934 London 2 mi steeplechaseIn 1932 he finished fifth in the 3000 metre steeplechase event In the 5000 metres competition he was eliminated in the first round At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 2 miles steeplechase competition and in the 1934 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the 2 miles steeplechase contest In the 1950s he was an early mentor to John Tarrant the Ghost Runner 2 References edit George Bailey at Olympedia Bill Jones The Ghost Runner The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn t Stop Mainstream 2011External links editEvans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al George Bailey Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 19 October 2012 nbsp This biographical article relating to English athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Bailey athlete amp oldid 1162917378, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
