Wyndham Halswelle

Wyndham Halswelle
Halswelle in 1908
Born	(1882-05-30)30 May 1882 London, England
Died	31 March 1915(1915-03-31) (aged 32) Artois, France
Burial place	Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie
Education	Charterhouse School
Alma mater	Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Occupation	Athlete
Parent	Keeley Halswelle (father)
Sports career
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  United Kingdom Intercalated Games 1906 Athens 400 metres 1906 Athens 800 metres Olympic Games 1908 London 400 metres

Wyndham Halswelle (30 May 1882 – 31 March 1915^[1]) was a British athlete. He won the controversial 400m race at the 1908 Summer Olympics, becoming the only athlete to win an Olympic title by a walkover.

Halswelle was also an infantry officer who served in the Second Boer War and World War I. He was killed by a sniper at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in 1915.