George Wallach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge Wallach
British athletics competitor (1883-1980)
Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1883
Place of Birth: Castle Douglas, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 02-Apr-1980
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About George Wallach
- George Curtis Locke Wallach (20 March 1883 – 2 April 1980) was a Scottish long-distance runner.
- He competed in the 10,000 m at the 1912 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final.Wallach was born in Scotland to Hermann Louis Waldemar Wallach, a German tinsmith, and Janet Wallach, a native Scot.
- In 1905 he moved to Lewes and in 1906 to Lancashire to work for the Manchester Evening News.
- While living in England he competed at Scotland Championships and won the 4 miles in 1911 and 1913, and the 10 miles in 1913–14, breaking the Scottish records.
- Wallach also won the Scottish cross-country championships in 1914 and 1922, and in 1910–1924 represented Scotland at the International Cross Country Championships, winning two individual and six team medals.
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