Joseph Edward Webster (15 June 1902 − 22 August 1945) was a British long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was killed in a military vehicle accident during World War II.

Personal life

Webster served as a gunner in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War and was killed in a road accident in Italy on 21 August 1945, a month before he was to be demobilized. He is buried at Salerno War Cemetery.

Eddie Webster

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1902 births

1945 deaths

Military personnel from Birmingham, West Midlands

Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics

British male long-distance runners

Olympic athletes for Great Britain

Place of birth missing

Olympic cross country runners

British Army personnel killed in World War II

Royal Artillery soldiers

Road incident deaths in Italy

People from Rowley Regis

Sportspeople from Sandwell

Eddie Webster