Guy Holdaway
Charles Guy Holdaway was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Holdaway moved from Isledon Harriers to join Polytechnic Harriers. He finished fourth at the 1905 AAA Championships and then the following year improved to third behind Arthur [Russell |Arthur Russell] in the steeplechase event at the 1906 AAA ChampionshipsHoldaway represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the first round of the Athletics at the [1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3200 metre steeplechase|3200 metre steeplechase competition], Holdaway defeated countryman Joseph Kinchin and a pair of Americans, winning a chance to compete in the final. There, he started off quickly but fell to fourth place, finishing with a time of 11:26.0.
After the Olympics, Holdaway joined Aldershot Ecelsior Club and played for Aldershot Town F.C.. He later emigrated to Australia where he worked in a news agency and stationers business and played Aussie Rules.