Tom White (athlete)

Tom White (16 November 1917 – 30 January 1985) was a British middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Early life
He lived at 149 Berkeley Street in Scunthorpe. He attended Brigg Grammar School. His father Percy also played sport. He trained with the Appleby-Frodingham club from October 1949.

Personal life
He married on 20 September 1949 to Mary Webster, a half-mile athlete, from Scunthorpe, at Scunthorpe registry office. The honeymoon was in Jersey.

They lived at 35 Devonshire Road in Scunthorpe, with two sons Richard and Alan. He collapsed and died, aged 67, at Holme Hall Golf Club. The funeral was held on Tuesday 5 February 1985 at 10.30am.