1. William Thomas Hulatt was an English athlete notable for finishing third behind Sir Christopher Chataway in the historic race in which Sir Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile on 6 May 1954.
11 Facts About Tom Hulatt
1. 2.
Tom Hulatt was from a working-class family and the only runner in the race who was not a university student.
3.
Tom Hulatt was born in Tibshelf, Derbyshire, and after leaving school he joined the army but bought himself out.
4.
Tom Hulatt worked as a miner at Williamthorpe Colliery and he would run five miles there and back each day.
5.
Tom Hulatt worked as a council rat catcher and in his spare time he ran for Alfreton Athletics Club, Chesterfield Harriers, Hallamshire Harriers, and London Polytechnic.
6.
Tom Hulatt was the Derbyshire and Northern Counties One Mile Champion in 1953 and 1954.
7.
Bannister's time was 3 minutes 59.4 seconds and Tom Hulatt recorded a time of 4 minutes and 16 seconds.
8.
Tom Hulatt was told before the race by Bannister to run his own race and he was not involved in the pacing.
9.
Tom Hulatt was not interviewed after the race and he returned home with his brother with a programme signed by Bannister, Chataway and Brasher.
10.
Tom Hulatt suffered an Achilles tendon injury in 1960, and in his later years he did some coaching, but only ran at the annual Tibshelf Horticultural Show.
11.
Tom Hulatt died aged 59 and was buried in the grounds of St John the Baptist Church, Tibshelf.