Albert Hill (athlete)

Albert George Hill (24 March 1889 – 8 January 1969) was a British track and field athlete.

Coached by Sam Mussabini (coach of 100 m Olympic Champions Reggie Walker and Harold Abrahams), he won the 880 yd national title and 1 mile national title at the 1919 AAA Championships[6][7][8] and then equalled the British record of 4:16.8 for 1 mile.

In the end, the 31-year-old Hill beat American Earl Eby for the gold, setting a British record of 1:53.4 on a slow track.

[3] Hill won the 1921 AAA mile championship in a British record of 4:13.8, at the 1921 AAA Championships,[9][10] this was 1.2 seconds outside the world record and the second fastest amateur time ever.

Hill ended his running career in 1921 and became a coach himself, his most famous protégé being Sydney Wooderson.