Thomas "Tom" Patrick Lavery (18 December 1911 – 7 February 1987) was a South African sprinter and hurdler. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics110 metre hurdles and 4×100 metre relay, but failed to reach the finals. At the 1938 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 120 yard hurdles. In the 100 yard event he finished fourth. Twelve years later he won the bronze medal in the 120 yard hurdles at the 1950 Empire Games.[1]
lavery, thomas, patrick, lavery, december, 1911, february, 1987, south, african, sprinter, hurdler, competed, 1936, summer, olympics, metre, hurdles, metre, relay, failed, reach, finals, 1938, empire, games, gold, medal, yard, hurdles, yard, event, finished, f. Thomas Tom Patrick Lavery 18 December 1911 7 February 1987 was a South African sprinter and hurdler He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics 110 metre hurdles and 4 100 metre relay but failed to reach the finals At the 1938 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 120 yard hurdles In the 100 yard event he finished fourth Twelve years later he won the bronze medal in the 120 yard hurdles at the 1950 Empire Games 1 Tom LaveryLavery at the 1938 British Empire GamesPersonal informationBorn18 December 1911Cowdenbeath ScotlandDied7 February 1987 aged 75 Germiston South AfricaHeight189 cm 6 ft 2 in Weight82 kg 181 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s 110 m hurdlesAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 14 0 1938 1 2 Medal record Representing South AfricaBritish Empire Games1938 Sydney 120 yd hurdles1950 Auckland 120 yd hurdlesReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tom Lavery a b Tom Lavery sports reference com Tom Lavery trackfield brinkster net nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to South African athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Lavery amp oldid 1166461078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
