Walter Henderson (athlete)

Walter Edward Bonhote Henderson was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Henderson born in Leeds but educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Oxford.
He finished second in the high jump event at the British 1900 AAA Championships. He finished third in the high jump at the 1908 AAA Championships.
Henderson represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished eighth in the standing high jump competition. He also participated in the standing long jump event, in the discus throw competition, in the Greek discus throw event, and in the freestyle javelin throw competition but in all these competitions his final ranking is unknown.
Four years later, he finished 32nd in the discus throw competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Henderson died in Chelsea, London.