Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Bromley, Kent, England | 30 October 1894
Died | 19 December 1963 Basingstoke, England | (aged 69)
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
Dr. Leslie George Housden OBE (30 October 1894 – 19 December 1963) was an English medical doctor who specialised in child welfare, he also represented the United Kingdom in the Men's marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp.[1][2]
Housden was born in 1894 in Bromley, Kent and was educated at The King's School, Canterbury from 1908 to 1911.[3] He qualified as a doctor at Guy's Hospital.[4] At the 1920 Summer Olympics Housden came 31st in the Men's marathon at a time of 3'14:25.0, 40 minutes behind the winner.[4] [5] [6]
Housden was an honorary medical advisor to the Save the Children Fund and from 1948 to 1955 was an advisor to the Ministry of Health on parentcraft.[1][7] In 1944 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to child welfare.[8]
Housden had married Esther Boyt in 1926 and they had four children, a daughter Biddy died aged 16 on 9 August 1944.[9]