Jimmy Tremeer


Jimmy Tremeer (Leonard Francis Tremeer, August 1, 1874 - October 21, 1951) was an Olympic bronze medalist in the 400 meters hurdles at the 1908 London Olympics. He competed for the UK team of Great Britain and Ireland.

Tremeer had no competition in the first round, winning by walkover. For the second round, he faced his teammate G. Burton, who did not finish the race. In the final, Tremeer competed against two Americans who had managed to set new Olympic records in the first two rounds of the event. Halfway through the race, it became clear that Tremeer had no chance. He finished third with 57.0 seconds, a time that was faster anyway than the best time achieved before the 1908 London Olympics.



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