Alan Pennington
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Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
Born | Wallasey, England | 4 April 1916|||||||||||||
Died | 2 June 1961 Lisbon, Portugal | (aged 45)|||||||||||||
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Sport | Sprinting | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres | |||||||||||||
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Alan Pennington (4 April 1916 – 2 June 1961) was a British sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
He served in World War II reaching the rank of Captain. He committed suicide in a hotel room in Lisbon.[2]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Pennington Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Merseyside's 100 Olympians: Wallasey lad Alan Pennington who took on Jessie Owens". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
External links[]
- Alan Pennington at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1961 suicides
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- British male sprinters
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- People from Wallasey
- Suicides by firearm in Portugal
- British military personnel of World War II
- British athletics biography stubs