George Wilkinson (water polo)

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]

George Wilkinson
George Wilkinson, 1904
Personal information
National teamGreat Britain
Born(1879-03-03)March 3, 1879
Manchester
DiedAugust 7, 1946(1946-08-07) (aged 67)
Hyde, Greater Manchester
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportWater polo
PositionCaptain (1904)
TeamHyde Seal team, Manchester
Olympic medal record
Men's Water Polo
1908 London Team competition
1912 Stockholm Team competition

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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