When he won the 800 and 1500 m at the Antwerp games in 1920 Albert Hill was 31. The First World War, which he had taken part in, had just ended, and so he had not been able to blossom as a world class athlete any sooner. In the 1500 m Hill received the support of his compatriot, Noel-Baker, who came second and who was to go on to become Foreign Affairs Minister and Nobel peace price winner.