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Swimming · United Kingdom

Charles Sydney Smith

Charles Sydney Smith (26 January 1876 – 6 April 1951) was a British water polo player who competed as goalkeeper for the England Water Polo team which won gold medals in the London games of 1908, and the Stockholm games of 1912. After the Great War he returned, at the age of 44, as part of the Great Britain team to win a third gold medal at the Antwerp games in 1920. He was still in the team four years later competing in the Paris games of 1924 where the team was knocked out in the first round by the Hungarian team after extra time.

Profile details

Born
26 Jan 1876
Birthplace
Wigan
Country
United Kingdom
Height
186 cm
Sport
Swimming
Discipline
Aquatic
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

4 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·1924 Summer Olympics
  • ·1920 Summer Olympics
  • ·1912 Summer Olympics
  • ·1908 Summer Olympics

Career Timeline

  1. 1908Competed at 1908 Summer Olympics
  2. 1912Competed at 1912 Summer Olympics
  3. 1920Competed at 1920 Summer Olympics
  4. 1924Competed at 1924 Summer Olympics

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About

Charles Sydney Smith (26 January 1876 – 6 April 1951) was a British water polo player who competed as goalkeeper for the England Water Polo team which won gold medals in the London games of 1908, and the Stockholm games of 1912. After the Great War he returned, at the age of 44, as part of the Great Britain team to win a third gold medal at the Antwerp games in 1920. He was still in the team four years later competing in the Paris games of 1924 where the team was knocked out in the first round by the Hungarian team after extra time.

Biography adapted from Charles Sydney Smith on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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