Thomas Sinton Hewitt (31 July 1887 – 6 October 1976) was an Australian long-distance runner.[1]

Sinton Hewitt
Personal information
Birth nameThomas Sinton Hewitt
NationalityAustralian
Born31 July 1887
St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Died6 October 1976(1976-10-06) (aged 89)
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event(s)Marathon, 10,000m

Athlete

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He was the (pre-war) captain of the Malvern Harriers Athletic Club (and also, from this, a club-mate of Percy Cerutty),[2] and a well-performed long distance runner.[3] He represented Australia, running under the name of "Sinton Hewitt", in both the marathon (finishing 30th, in 3h 3m 27s) and the 10,000 metres (finishing tenth in his heat, time unknown) at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium.[4]

 
The Australian Training Units Team: 28 October 1916 (H.16688). Hewitt is third umpire (extreme right) in front row.

Boundary umpire

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He was a boundary umpire at the "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football in London (1916). A news film was taken at the match.[5][6]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Sinton Hewitt". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ Richardson (2016), passim.
  3. ^ Holmesby & Main (1996), p.49.
  4. ^ Australian Olympic Committee Statistics: Sinton Hewitt (Athletics).
  5. ^ The original newsreel: Australian Football (Pathé Newsreel, 1916) on YouTube
  6. ^ The 2019 remastered and colourised version of the original newsreel: Australian Football (Pathé Newsreel, 1916), remastered and colourised version (2019) on YouTube

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