Tom Evenson

Thomas Evenson (9 January 1910 – 28 November 1997) was an English long-distance runner who competed for Great Britain at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Tom Evenson

Tom Evenson in 1933
Personal information
Born	9 January 1910 Manchester, England
Died	28 November 1997 (aged 87)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500–5000 m, steeplechase
Club	Salford Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Mile – 4:22.2e (1932) 3000 m – 8:46.3 (1933) 5000 m – 14:54.8 (1931) 3000 mS – 9:18.8 (1932)[1][2]
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Olympics 1932 Los Angeles 3000 m steeplechase Representing  England British Empire Games 1934 London 2 mi steeplechase 1930 Hamilton 6 miles International Cross Country Championships 1930 Leamington Team 1930 Leamington Individual 1931 Dublin Team 1931 Dublin Individual 1932 Brussels Team 1932 Brussels Individual 1933 Caerleon Team 1934 Ayr Team

Career

Shortly before the 1930 British Empire Games in Canada, Evenson finished third behind Jack Winfield in the 10 miles event at the 1930 AAA Championships.^[3][4] At the 1930 Empire Games he won a bronze medal in the 6 miles event.^[5]

In 1931 Evenson became the national steeplechase champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1931 AAA Championships^[6][7] and successsfully retained the title at the 1932 AAA Championships.^[8][9][10]

At the 1932 Olympic Games, he won the silver medal in the 3000 metre steeplechase event.

In 1934 he won the silver medal in the 2-mile steeplechase at the 1934 British Empire Games.^[1] Two yeas later Evenson regained the steeplechase AAA Championships title at the 1936 AAA Championships.^[11][12][13] One month later he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, where he was eliminated in the first round of the 3000 metre steeplechase competition. .^[14]

Evenson competed at the International Cross Country Championships in 1930–1936 and won seven gold medals: two individual and five with English teams.^[1]

References

1. Tom Evenson. sports-reference.com
2. Thomas Evenson. trackfield.brinkster.net
3. "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Hamilton 1930 Team". Team England. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
6. "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Few AAA titles go abroad". Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Amateur Athletics Championships". Gloucestershire Echo. 2 July 1932. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Fast times in AAA Championships". Reynolds's Newspaper. 3 July 1932. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
11. "AAA Championships begin". Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
12. "Wooderson wins again". Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
13. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
14. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2025.