Alfred Bellerby

Alfred Bellerby
Personal information
Full name	Alfred Courthope Benson Bellerby
Nationality	British
Born	26 January 1888; Margate, Kent, England
Died	10 April 1979 (aged 91); Haslemere, Surrey, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump; High jump

Rev. Alfred Courthope Benson Bellerby (26 January 1888 – 10 April 1979) was a British athlete and educator. He competed in the men's long jump and the men's high jump at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[3]^[4]^[5]

He was the son of organist Edward Johnson Bellerby.^[1] He was educated at St Lawrence College, Ramsgate, Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Ridley Hall, Cambridge.^[6] He was an Army chaplain during the First World War. He was headmaster of King Edward's School, Witley, (1926–1951) and Governor of St Lawrence College, Ramsgate.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b 1911 England Census
^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Bellerby Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^ "Alfred Bellerby". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ Britain and the Olympic Games, 1908-1920, publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, published: 2016
^ "Bellerby, Rev. Alfred Courthope Benson, (26 Jan. 1888–10 April 1979), Headmaster, King Edward School, Witley, Surrey, 1926–51; retired, 1951." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2007
^ "Deaths". The Times. 10 April 1979. p. 1.

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