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George Butterfield (1879 – 24 September 1917) was a British athlete. He ran the world's fastest mile in 1906, and competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.〔http://www.visitdarlington.com/images/icons_large/icon_pdf.gif〕 Born in Stockton on Tees,〔(George Butterfield ). Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-19.〕 Butterfield came in second in his semifinal heat in the 800 metres with a time of 1:58.9.〔http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2006/03/07/The+North+East+Archive/7158369.Gap_in_the_Wall_filled_at_last/〕 His finish, while behind Ödön Bodor's, was ahead of defending champion James Lightbody's. Butterfield did not advance to the final. He also competed in the 1500 metres, placing third in his initial semifinal heat and not advancing to the final. Butterfield's time was 4:11.8; Mel Sheppard had set a new Olympic record at 4:05.0 in winning the heat and eliminating Butterfield and the other five runners. Butterfield was killed in action during the First World War,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War )〕 serving as a private with the Royal Garrison Artillery. He was buried in the Birr Cross Roads Cemetery.〔(Butterfield, G ), ''Commonwealth War Graves Commission'', Retrieved 28 September 2008〕 His obituary in the ''Northern Despatch'' recorded that he'd once raced against a greyhound. The dog came second.〔 ==See also== * List of Olympians killed in World War I 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「George Butterfield (athlete)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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