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Alfred Goodwin (pentathlete)

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Alfred Goodwin
Personal information
Birth nameAlfred Allan Goodwin
Born(1902-12-16)16 December 1902
Worcester, Worcestershire England
Died29 April 1950(1950-04-29) (aged 47)
Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

Alfred Allan Goodwin OBE (16 December 1902 – 29 April 1950) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Personal life

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Goodwin served in the Suffolk Regiment during the Second World War and was captured in Greece in 1941, spending the rest of war in prisoner of war camps in Germany.[2] Following the war, he was made an OBE for his military service.[2] Goodwin continued to serve and by his death in 1950, was a lieutenant colonel.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Goodwin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Alfred Goodwin". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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