Leopold Partridge

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Leopold Partridge
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1901-07-14)14 July 1901
Potters Bar
Died18 June 1976(1976-06-18) (aged 74)
Dublin, Ireland
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 110 metres hurdles
Club Achilles Club

Leopold Frank Partridge (14 July 1901 - 18 June 1976) was a British athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

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Career

Partridge finished in second place at the Oxford versus Cambridge varsity athletics match in 1921. The following year he won the event [2] and finished second behind Frederick Gaby in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1922 AAA Championships. [3] [4]

Partridge was also a prominent footballer and gained his blue during the 1920-21 season. He won an amateur international cap against France in 1921. [2]

He won the Southern Counties title in 1923 before finishing second again behind Fred Gaby at the 1923 AAA Championships and third in the 1924 AAA Championships (again behind Gaby). [5]

He joined his father's antiques business after leaving Cambridge without taking a degree. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leopold Partridge Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Leopold Partridge". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. "AAA Championships" . Daily Mirror. 1 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Athletic Championships" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 December 2024.