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'''Lawrence Gerrard O'Connor''' (September 22, 1916 – September 6, 1995) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] sprinter and hurdler. He placed sixth in the [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles|110 m hurdles]] at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]. At the 1938 Empire Games he was a member of the Canadian relay team that won the gold medal in the 4×110 yards event. In the 120 yards hurdles competition he won the bronze medal and in the 220 yards contest he finished fourth.<ref name=sr/> |
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 O'Connor at the 1938 British Empire Games | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 22, 1916 Cobourg, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Died | September 6, 1995 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint, hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Toronto West End YMCA | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 200 m – 21.4 (1938) 110 mH – 14.2 (1938)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
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Lawrence Gerrard O'Connor (September 22, 1916 – September 6, 1995) was a Canadian sprinter and hurdler. He placed sixth in the 110 m hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics. At the 1938 Empire Games he was a member of the Canadian relay team that won the gold medal in the 4×110 yards event. In the 120 yards hurdles competition he won the bronze medal and in the 220 yards contest he finished fourth.[1]
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- 1916 births
- 1995 deaths
- Canadian male sprinters
- Canadian male hurdlers
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- People from Cobourg
- Track and field athletes from Ontario
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs