Age, Biography and Wiki
Sydney Wooderson was born on 30 August, 1914 in Camberwell, Greater London, Great Britain, is a British middle distance runner. Discover Sydney Wooderson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?
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92 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
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30 August 1914 |
| Birthday |
30 August |
| Birthplace |
Camberwell, Greater London, Great Britain |
| Date of death |
21 December, 2006 |
| Died Place |
Wareham, Dorset, England |
| Nationality |
Great Britain
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Sydney Wooderson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 92 years old, Sydney Wooderson height is 1.68 m and Weight 56 kg.
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1.68 m |
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56 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Sydney Wooderson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sydney Wooderson worth at the age of 92 years old? Sydney Wooderson’s income source is mostly from being a successful runner. He is from Great Britain. We have estimated Sydney Wooderson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Timeline
Sydney Charles Wooderson MBE (30 August 1914 – 21 December 2006), dubbed "The Mighty Atom", was an English athlete whose peak career was in the 1930s and 1940s.
In 1934 he won the silver medal in the one mile event at the British Empire Games.
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he suffered an ankle injury and failed to qualify for the 1500 metres final.
He set the world mile record of 4:06.4 at London’s Motspur Park on 28 August 1937.
This record stood for nearly five years.
Born in Camberwell, London, he was 5 ft 6 in and weighed less than 9 stone (126 lbs).
He attended Sutton Valence School, Kent.
At 18 he became the first British schoolboy to break 4min 30sec for the mile.
However, in 1937, after surgery, his performance increased and culminated in his world mile record of 4:06.4 in 1937.
In 1938 he set world records in the 800 m and 880 yards with times of 1:48.4 and 1:49.2, respectively.
Off the track Wooderson was a City of London solicitor and missed the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney because he was taking his law finals.
His poor eyesight ruled him out of active service during the Second World War.
He joined the Royal Pioneer Corps and was a firefighter during the Blitz and then later, in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers as a radar operator.
He won the British mile title for the five years up to the outbreak of the war in 1939.
In 1944, he spent several months in hospital suffering from rheumatic fever and was warned by doctors he might never run again.
Immediately after the war, however, in 1945, he ran his fastest mile, 4:04.2, just behind Arne Andersson of Sweden.
In Oslo at the 1946 European Championships, he won the 5,000 m in 14:08.6, the second-fastest time to that point.
His versatility was demonstrated when he won the national cross-country title in 1948.
He was the natural choice to carry the Olympic torch into Wembley Stadium for the 1948 Summer Olympics.
However he was turned away at the last minute because members of the organising committee wanted a more handsome final runner.
They chose the relatively unknown John Mark instead.
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours for services to Blackheath Harriers and athletics.
Wooderson lived in retirement in Dorset in the South of England.
He remained a life member of Blackheath Harriers and was twice its president.
He died on Thursday 21 December 2006 in a nursing home at Wareham, Dorset.
His ashes are interred in the churchyard of Lady St. Mary's Church, Wareham.
In 2018 the first full-length biography of Wooderson was published - 'Sydney Wooderson: A Very British Hero' (Book Guild)- written by Rob Hadgraft, author of previous works on runners Alf Shrubb, Walter George, 'Deerfoot', Jim Peters and Arthur Newton.
The Wooderson title runs to 400-plus pages and was highly acclaimed in the sporting press.
