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Dec 06, 1912 Died on 28 Dec 1941 (aged 29)
Australian middle-distance runner
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About Gerald Backhouse
- Gerald Ian d'Acres Backhouse (6 December 1912 – 28 December 1941) is an Australian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished eighth in the Olympic 800-metre event.
- In the 1500 metre competition he was eliminated in the first round. At the 1938 Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 1 mile contest.
- In the 880 yards event he finished seventh. During World War 2 Gerald Backhouse was in the Royal Australian Air Force serving on attachment with the Royal Air Force.
- He died in a practice bombing flight in England on the 28 December 1941.
