John Goldup Davies (8 January 1914 – 11 August 1989) was a British swimmer.
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Full name | John Goldup Davies | ||||||||||||||||
Born | (1914-01-08)8 January 1914 Bermondsey, England | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 August 1989(1989-08-11) (aged 75) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
Commonwealth champions in men's 200 m breaststroke | |
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Commonwealth champions in men's 4×100 m medley relay | |
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