Geoffrey Brooke

Geoffrey Brooke DSC (25 April 1920 – 6 January 2009) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

For the British equestrian, see Geoffrey Brooke (equestrian).

Geoffrey Brooke
Personal information
Born(1920-04-25)25 April 1920
Bath, England
Died6 January 2009(2009-01-06) (aged 88)
Balcombe, England
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

Personal life

During the Second World War, Brooke served in the Royal Navy on the destroyer HMS Douglas and the battleships HMS Nelson and HMS Prince of Wales.[2] He survived the sinking of the latter in December 1941 and managed to escape Singapore in February 1942.[2] Brooke was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for putting out fires on the HMS Formidable in the latter part of the war and served in the navy until 1958.[2]

References
  1. "Geoffrey Brooke Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  2. "Geoffrey Brooke". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 January 2021.


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