Percy Courtman (14 May 1888 – 2 June 1917) was an English breaststroke swimmer from Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Lancashire[1] who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | Percy Courtman | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 May 1888 Chorlton-cum-Hardy, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 June 1917 (aged 29) Neuville-Bourjonval, France | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Old Trafford SC | ||||||||||||||
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He was the son of James and his wife, Percy Ann Courtman, who, at the time of their son's death, lived at 261 Stretford Road, Manchester.[3]
In the 1908 Olympics, he competed in the 200-metre breaststroke, but was second in his heat and did not advance. Four years later, he competed in the 400-metre breaststroke and won a bronze medal. He also competed in the 200 metre breaststroke and was fourth.[4]
He died during World War I in France[5] while serving as a private in the 1st/6th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment, and is buried at Neuville-Bourjonval British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Percy Courtman; Apr-May-Jun quarter 1988; District: Chorlton; Volume: 8c; Page: 888.
- ^ "Percy Courtman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ a b CWGC Casualty record
- ^ "Percy Courtman". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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