Full name | George Miéville Simond |
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Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
Born | Marylebone, England | 23 January 1867
Died | 8 April 1941 74) Monte Carlo, Monaco | (aged
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1894, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1901) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | F (1906) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | Silver Medal (1908In) |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's tennis | ||
1908 London | Indoor Doubles |
George Miéville Simond (23 January 1867 – 8 April 1941) was an English tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. [1] Simond was born in Marylebone. In 1908 he won the silver medal in the men's indoor doubles competition together with his partner George Caridia. [2]
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