Alfred Goodwin (pentathlete)
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Alfred Allan Goodwin |
Born | Worcester, Worcestershire England | 16 December 1902
Died | 29 April 1950 Aldershot, Hampshire, England | (aged 47)
Sport | |
Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Alfred Allan Goodwin OBE (16 December 1902 – 29 April 1950) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]
Personal life[]
Goodwin served in the Suffolk Regiment during the Second World War and was captured in Greece in 1941, spending the rest of war in prisoner of war camps in Germany.[2] Following the war, he was made an OBE for his military service.[2] Goodwin continued to serve and by his death in 1950, was a lieutenant colonel.[2]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Goodwin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "Alfred Goodwin". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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- Sportspeople from Worcester, England
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Suffolk Regiment officers
- British colonels
- British World War II prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by Germany
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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