George Wilkinson (water polo)
George Wilkinson, 1904 | |||||||||||||||
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National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1879-03-03)3 March 1879 Manchester | ||||||||||||||
Died | 7 August 1946(1946-08-07) (aged 67) Hyde, Greater Manchester | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||
Position | Captain (1904) | ||||||||||||||
Team | Hyde Seal team, Manchester | ||||||||||||||
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George Wilkinson (3 March 1879 – 7 August 1946) was an English water polo player who competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain.[1] He was in the Hyde Seal team when he won the Olympics. Hyde Seal are a Manchester team. He was part of the British water polo team and won two gold medals. The International Olympic Committee credits him with a third gold medal from the 1900 Games, but this is incorrect as he was in England during the tournament.[2]
See also
- Great Britain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
External links
Media related to George Wilkinson (water polo player) at Wikimedia Commons
- George Wilkinson at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- George Wilkinson at Olympics.com
- George Wilkinson at Olympedia
- George Wilkinson at Team GB
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