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}} Group Captain Donald "Don" Osborne Finlay, DFC, AFC (27 May 1909 – 18 April 1970) was a British athlete and Royal Air Force officer. ==Athletics career== A member of Milocarian Athletic Club and Surrey Athletics Club (based in Kingston upon Thames), he represented Great Britain in three Olympics both pre- and post-World War II. In 16 international dual meets, Finlay only lost two hurdles races: to Lord Burghley in 1931 (vs. Italy) and to John Thornton in 1937 (vs. Germany).〔 He first competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 110 metre hurdles where he won the bronze medal. He was also a member of the British relay team which finished sixth in the 4×100 metre relay event. He returned to the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany where he improved to win the silver medal in the 110 metre hurdles.〔(British Olympic Association > Athletes > Donald Osborne Finlay ). Boa.org.uk. Retrieved on 15 August 2015.〕 With the British relay team he was eliminated in the first round of the 4×100 metre relay competition.〔(Don Finlay ). sports-reference.com〕 He was the British Team Captain in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and was chosen to take the Olympic Oath,〔(Olympic oath ). Olympic-museum.de. Retrieved on 15 August 2015.〕 though he failed to win any medals in these Games when he was eliminated in the first round of the 110 metre hurdles event, hitting the last hurdle with his leading foot and falling at the finish.〔(IOC 1948 Summer Olympics ). Olympic.org (29 July 1948). Retrieved on 2015-08-15.〕 In 1949, at the age of 40, he won his eighth AAA title and he was the AAA indoor champion in both 1937 and 1938.〔 At the 1934 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 120 yards hurdles competition. He also participated in the 1950 British Empire Games and finished fifth in the 120 yards hurdles contest. He was the inter-services champion in the long jump and was RAF champion in the high jump.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Don Finlay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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