Leslie Savage
Appearance
![]() British 4×200 m team at 1920 Olympics; Savage is first on right. | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Leslie Savage | ||||||||||||||
National team | ![]() | ||||||||||||||
Born | Sutton, London, England | 16 March 1897||||||||||||||
Died | 26 August 1979 Worthing, England | (aged 82)||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leslie Savage (16 March 1897 – 26 August 1979) was a British freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won a bronze medal as a member of the British team in the men's 4×200-metre relay, and competed in the semifinal of the 100-metre freestyle. In 1924 he swam the final leg in the first qualifying heat of the 4×200-metre relay event as a member of British team, but was later replaced by John Thomson in the semifinal and final. The British team finished in a fifth place.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Leslie Savage. sports-reference.com
External links
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Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1979 deaths
- English male swimmers
- Male freestyle swimmers
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- British swimming Olympic medallist stubs