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Alfred Bellerby
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Full nameAlfred Courthope Benson Bellerby
NationalityBritish
Born(1888-01-26)26 January 1888
Margate, Kent, England[1]
Died10 April 1979(1979-04-10) (aged 91)
Haslemere, Surrey, England[2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
High jump

Rev. Alfred Courthope Benson Bellerby (26 January 1888 – 10 April 1979) was a British athlete and educator. He competed in the men's long jump and the men's high jump at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5]

He was the son of organist Edward Johnson Bellerby.[1] He was educated at St Lawrence College, Ramsgate, Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Ridley Hall, Cambridge.[6] He was an Army chaplain during the First World War. He was headmaster of King Edward's School, Witley, (1926–1951) and Governor of St Lawrence College, Ramsgate.[7]

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  1. ^ a b 1911 England Census
  2. ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Bellerby Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Alfred Bellerby". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ Britain and the Olympic Games, 1908-1920, publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, published: 2016
  6. ^ "Bellerby, Rev. Alfred Courthope Benson, (26 Jan. 1888–10 April 1979), Headmaster, King Edward School, Witley, Surrey, 1926–51; retired, 1951." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2007
  7. ^ "Deaths". The Times. 10 April 1979. p. 1.
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