John Arthur Jarvis
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| Full name | John Arthur Jarvis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1872 Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 May 1933 (aged 61) St Pancras, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Osborne SC, Leicester SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Arthur Jarvis (24 February 1872 – 9 May 1933) was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games,[1] and was a well-known amateur athlete of the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medals in the 1000-metre and the 4000-metre freestyle events. He also won a gold medal in the water polo tournament.[2]
Jarvis was born in Leicester.[3] He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1968.[4]
See also
[edit]- Great Britain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
[edit]- ^ "John Jarvis". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Jarvis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "England and Wales birth index entry". FreeBMD. Office of National Statistics. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ "John Arthur Jarvis". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
External links
[edit]- John Arthur Jarvis at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- John Arthur Jarvis at Olympics.com
- John Arthur Jarvis at Olympedia
- John Arthur Jarvis at Team GB
- John Jarvis at Team GB
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