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Cecil Griffiths
British athlete (1900-1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cecil Redvers Griffiths (18 February 1900 – 11 April 1945) was a Welsh athlete who won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was subsequently barred from competing at the 1924 Summer Olympics due to a ruling that he had competed as a professional during his early career, but continued to successfully race in domestic competitions.[2]
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![]() Griffiths in 1922 | ||||||||||||
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Full name | Cecil Redvers Griffiths | |||||||||||
Born | (1900-02-18)18 February 1900 Neath, Wales | |||||||||||
Died | 11 April 1945(1945-04-11) (aged 45) Edgware, Greater London, England | |||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres, 440 yards, 880 yards | |||||||||||
Club | Surrey AC | |||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 220 yd – 22.9 (1921) 440 yd – 49.8 (1921) 880 yd – 1:53.1e (1926) 1000 m – 2:31.8 (1925) Mile – 4:25.4 (1922)[1] | |||||||||||
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