Barney Solomon
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1908 London | Team competition |
John Charles "Barney" Solomon (11 February 1883 – 27 June 1952)[1] was a Cornish rugby union player who competed as captain for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics at White City Stadium, London. He also played for Redruth R.F.C.. He was captain of the British rugby union team, which on 26 October 1908 won the Olympic silver medal for Great Britain.
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- 1883 births
- 1952 deaths
- Cornish rugby union players
- Rugby union players at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby union players of Great Britain
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- England international rugby union players
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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