James Beale (athlete)

James George Beale (7 February 1881 – 19 February 1968) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1]

James Beale

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1881-02-07)7 February 1881 Waltham Cross, England
Died	19 February 1968(1968-02-19) (aged 87) Haringey, London, England
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Event	Marathon
Club	Hampton Harriers Polytechnic Harriers

Biography

Beale, born in Waltham Cross, finished second behind Albert Aldridge in the 10 miles event at the 1906 AAA Championships.^[2][3]

Beale represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London,^[4][5] where he competed in the men's marathon and finished 17th. He was only one of four British athletes to complete the race.^[6]

Four years later Beale represented Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm but did not finish in the men's marathon event.^[6]