Goldup Davies

Goldup Davies
Personal information
Full nameJohn Goldup Davies
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1914-01-08)8 January 1914
Bermondsey, England
Died11 August 1989(1989-08-11) (aged 75)
Wellington, New Zealand
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubLaurie SC
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1938 Sydney220y breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1938 Sydney330y medley relay

John Goldup Davies (8 January 1914 – 11 August 1989) was a British swimmer.

Biography

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]

Davies married athlete Ethel Raby in late 1939. Raby also competed at the same 1938 British Empire Games and was a multiple national long jump champion.[7]

He died in Wellington, was cremated, and was buried at Mākara Cemetery.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "UK, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 4 Dec 1937 London". Ancestry.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1 April 1938, Brisbane-London". Ancestry.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  6. ↑ ""Amateur Swimming Championships." Times, 19 Aug. 1946, p. 8". The Times. 19 August 1946. p. 8. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Champ had to mind the bairns". Sunday Post. 14 July 1946. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Details". Wellington City Council. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Details". Wellington City Council. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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