George Renwick (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 7 August 1901 Marylebone, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 25 July 1984 (aged 82) Chichester, England | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | 400m/440y | |||||||||||
| Club | University of Oxford AC Achilles Club | |||||||||||
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George Russell Renwick (7 August 1901 – 25 July 1984) was a British athlete who primarily raced over 400 metres and competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Renwick was born in Marylebone, England and studied at New College, Oxford.[2] He gained his Oxford blue in 1923 and 1924 for the 440 yards and 100 yards respectively and served on the committee of the OUAC.[1]
He competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Olympics Games held in Paris, France, in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Edward Toms, Richard Ripley and Guy Butler.[3]
Renwick was headmaster of Dover College from 1934 to 1954 during a difficult period. He evacuated the College to Poltimore House in Devon in World War II. On its return to Dover in 1945, he continued the expansion of the College and promoted it as a centre of sporting excellence.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "George Renwick". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Seniors' Sports at Oxford". Sporting Chronicle. 29 October 1921. Retrieved 17 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "George Renwick". Team GB. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "History of Dover College". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
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