Goldup Davies
British swimmer (1914–1989)
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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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John Goldup Davies (8 January 1914 – 11 August 1989) was a British swimmer.
Swimming career
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]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Goldup Davies Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "UK, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 4 Dec 1937 London". Ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1 April 1938, Brisbane-London". Ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ ""Amateur Swimming Championships." Times, 19 Aug. 1946, p. 8". The Times. 19 August 1946. p. 8.
- ^ "Details". Wellington City Council. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Details". Wellington City Council. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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- 1930–1934: 200 yards
- 1938–1966: 220 yards
- 1970–present: 200 metres
- 1930: Jack Aubin (CAN)
- 1934: Norman Hamilton (SCO)
- 1938: Goldup Davies (ENG)
- 1950: David Hawkins (AUS)
- 1954: Jack Doms (NZL)
- 1958: Terry Gathercole (AUS)
- 1962: Ian O'Brien (AUS)
- 1966: Ian O'Brien (AUS)
- 1970: William Mahony (CAN)
- 1974: David Wilkie (SCO)
- 1978: Graham Smith (CAN)
- 1982: Victor Davis (CAN)
- 1986: Adrian Moorhouse (ENG)
- 1990: Jonathan Cleveland (CAN)
- 1994: Nick Gillingham (ENG)
- 1998: Simon Cowley (AUS)
- 2002: Jim Piper (AUS)
- 2006: Mike Brown (CAN)
- 2010: Brenton Rickard (AUS)
- 2014: Ross Murdoch (SCO)
- 2018: James Wilby (ENG)
- 2022: Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS)
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