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Full name | John Goldup Davies | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Bermondsey, England | 8 January 1914||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 August 1989 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 75)||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
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John Goldup Davies (8 January 1914 – 11 August 1989) was a British swimmer.
Swimming career
Davies competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
He represented England and won double gold in the 220 yards Breaststroke and 330 yards medley relay, at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia.[2][3][4][5] At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1946.[6]
He died in Wellington, was cremated, and was buried at Mākara Cemetery.[7][8]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Goldup Davies Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "UK, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 4 Dec 1937 London". Ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1 April 1938, Brisbane-London". Ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ ""Amateur Swimming Championships." Times, 19 Aug. 1946, p. 8". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Details". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Details". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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