George Wilkinson (water polo)

George Wilkinson
Short-haired, clean-shaven young man
George Wilkinson, 1904
Personal information
National teamGreat Britain
Born(1879-03-03)3 March 1879
Manchester
Died7 August 1946(1946-08-07) (aged 67)
Hyde, Greater Manchester
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportWater polo
PositionCaptain (1904)
TeamHyde Seal team, Manchester
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1908 LondonTeam competition
Gold medal – first place1912 StockholmTeam 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

References

  1. ↑ "George Wilkinson". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ↑ 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.

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