Edgar Donald Mountain (2 April 1901 – 30 April 1985) was a British middle-distance runner.[3] He competed in the 800 m event at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in 1920, setting a British junior record.[1]
 Edgar Mountain in 1921 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1901 Camberwell, London, Great Britain |
| Died | 30 April 1985 (aged 84) Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 800 m |
| Club | Surrey AC, Kingston-upon-Thames; University of Cambridge |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 800 m – 1:53.8e (1920)[1][2] |
After the 1924 Olympics Mountain settled in South Africa and later became a specialist in South African geological formations and professor at Rhodes University. He discovered several minerals, and one them, mountainite, bears his name.[1]
Mountain was educated at Sutton Valence School.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Edgar Mountain. sports-reference.com
- ^ Edgar Mountain. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Edgar Mountain". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "O.S. Sportsmen". The Suttonian. 34 (5): 54. 1988.
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