Charles Beckwith (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 12 May 1901 South Molton, Devon, England[1] |
| Died | 23 March 1970 (aged 68) Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales[2] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Shot put |
| Club | British Army AC |
Charles Edward Beckwith (12 May 1901 – 23 March 1970) was a British athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[3]
Career
[edit]Beckwith finished third behind Rex Woods in the shot put event at the 1924 AAA Championships.[4][5][6] Shortly afterwards he was selected for the British team for the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, where he competed in the men's shot put and finished in 20th place.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ "Charles Beckwith". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "To-day's Athletics". Gloucestershire Echo. 21 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 23 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Beckwith Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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