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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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Age 92 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 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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Height 1.68 m
Weight 56 kg
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Sydney Wooderson Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1914

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.

1934

In 1934 he won the silver medal in the one mile event at the British Empire Games.

1936

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he suffered an ankle injury and failed to qualify for the 1500 metres final.

1937

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.

1938

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.

1939

He won the British mile title for the five years up to the outbreak of the war in 1939.

1944

In 1944, he spent several months in hospital suffering from rheumatic fever and was warned by doctors he might never run again.

1945

Immediately after the war, however, in 1945, he ran his fastest mile, 4:04.2, just behind Arne Andersson of Sweden.

1946

In Oslo at the 1946 European Championships, he won the 5,000 m in 14:08.6, the second-fastest time to that point.

1948

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.

2000

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.

2006

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.

2018

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.

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