Edward Eastlake Leader (28 August 1882 – 22 April 1959) was a British hurdler who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[1][2]

Biography

Leader was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.^[3] In 1904, Leader won the varsity high jump match for Cambridge against Oxford and finished second at the 1905 Oxbridge Sports.^[4]

Leader finished second behind Con Leahy in the high jump event at the 1905 AAA Championships.^[5][6] The following year at the 1906 AAA Championships he finished third behind Leahy again.^[7][8]

At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles competition, finishing second in heat 13 and the Men's high jump event, finishing in tenth place.^[4]

In 1908 he was called to the Bar and became a barrister.^[4]

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