1. Arthur Farrimond was a noted athlete in the early part of the 20th century, eventually competing for Great Britain in the marathon in the 1924 Olympic Games.
11 Facts About Arthur Farrimond
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Arthur Farrimond was born to James and Margaret Farrimond at Hill Street in Hindley, Lancashire.
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Arthur Farrimond won his first race at the age of seventeen at the Westhoughton town sports in 1910.
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Arthur Farrimond joined the Bolton club then Leigh Harriers in 1911.
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Arthur Farrimond reached the front line in January 1915 where he was wounded in the knee; he was again wounded in the stomach in August 1916 as a result of a bayonet charge, and made a full recovery while in Merry Flatts Hospital, Govan, in Glasgow.
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Arthur Farrimond was second in the 1923 and 1924 Manchester marathons, and it was from these races that he was selected to run for Britain in the marathon in the 1924 Paris Olympics.
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Arthur Farrimond finished 17th in Paris and had to suffer the last few miles with a twist of his ankle, which he received trying to avoid a civilian who insisted on running alongside him.
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Arthur Farrimond returned home to his job as an electrician in the employment of the Wigan Coal and Iron Company.
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Arthur Farrimond continued to run in races for the next fifty years with the club.
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In later years, Arthur Farrimond ran a newsagent's shop at Hindley.
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Arthur Farrimond died at the age of 85, and his ashes were placed in the family grave at Hindley Cemetery.