John Arthur Jarvis
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]
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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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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
References
- "John Arthur Jarvis". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (December 2016). "John Jarvis Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- "England and Wales birth index entry". FreeBMD. Office of National Statistics. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- "ISHOF – John Arthur Jarvis". Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
External links
- John Arthur Jarvis at International Olympic Committee
- John Arthur Jarvis at Olympic Channel
- John Arthur Jarvis at British Olympic Association
- John Arthur Jarvis at Olympedia
- John Arthur Jarvis at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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