Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Potters Bar | 14 July 1901
Died | 18 June 1976 74) Dublin, Ireland | (aged
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]
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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