The Canberra Times
21 June 1952, p.4
The Canberra Times
26 June 1952, p.1
The Canberra Times
27 June 1952, p.4
The Sydney Morning Herald
11 July 1952, p.7
The Sydney Morning Herald
14 August 1953, p.10
Claude Smeal
Claude Smeal, under dramatic circumstances, flew from the war front in Korea to represent Australia in the Olympic Games Marathon at Helsinki 1952. Claude had won the State Marathon Championship in 1951 in 2:48:06.
Olympic Games
XV Summer Olympic Games - Helsinki, 1952:
| Marathon | Final | 2:52:23.0 | 45th |
Links
Australian War Memorial Collection:
Photograph
(19 Nov 1952) - Hiroshima, Japan. Claude Smeal is front row, centre of photo.
Photograph
(19 Nov 1952) - Hiroshima, Japan. Claude Smeal.
Media Stories
"From the trenches to the track, and back", Harry Gordon, Journal of Olympic History, May 2000 Vol 8 No 2 p7-10.
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The Canberra Times 21 June 1952, p.4 |
The Canberra Times 26 June 1952, p.1 |
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The Canberra Times 27 June 1952, p.4 |
The Sydney Morning Herald 11 July 1952, p.7 |
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The Sydney Morning Herald 14 August 1953, p.10 |