Al Bellerby

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAlfred Courthope Benson "Al"•Bellerby
Used nameAl•Bellerby
Born26 January 1888 in Margate, England (GBR)
Died10 April 1979 in Haslemere, England (GBR)
AffiliationsUniversity of Cambridge, Cambridge (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Al Bellerby won the high jump in the Cambridge vs. Oxford match for three successive years (1908-10). He also competed in the long jump in those years and took part in the high jump as well in 1911. Bellerby also won a hockey blue in 1910 and 1911. He later took Holy Orders and became a schoolmaster.

Personal Bests: HJ – 1.82 (1909); LJ – 6.59 (1908).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Athletics GBR Al Bellerby
High Jump, Men (Olympic) 20
Long Jump, Men (Olympic) 16