George Wilkinson (water polo)
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1908 London | Team competition |
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1912 Stockholm | Team competition |
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[]
- ^ "George Wilkinson". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (December 2016). "Water Polo at the 1900 Paris Summer Games". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
External links[]
- George Wilkinson at International Swimming Hall of Fame
- George Wilkinson at Olympics.com
- George Wilkinson at the British Olympic Association
- George Wilkinson at Olympedia
- George Wilkinson at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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- 1879 births
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- English Olympic medallists
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in water polo
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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