Cyril Holmes
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| Full name | Cyril Butler Holmes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 1915 Bolton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 June 1996 (aged 81) Bolton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 100/220 yards | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Manchester Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cyril Butler Holmes (11 January 1915 – 21 June 1996) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also capped three times for the England national rugby union team.
Biography
[edit]Born in Bolton, Holmes was one of Britain's top sprinters in the late 1930s.
In 1936, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 100 metres event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 1937, he won the AAA 100y in 9.9 seconds and both sprints at the World University Games.[2]
Holmes represented England at the 1938 Empire Games, where he won the gold medal in the 100 yards contest in 9.7 seconds and in the 220 yards event in 21.2 seconds.[3] He was also a member of the English relay team which won the silver medal in the 4×110 yards competition.[4]
Holmes won one 100 yards title (1937) and one 220 yards title (1939) at the prestigious AAA Championships.[5]
Personal Bests: 100y – 9.7 (1938); 100 – 10.5 (1939); 220y – 21.2 (1938).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cyril Holmes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "1938 athletes". Team England. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ The Complete book of the Commonwealth Games by Graham Groom
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Cyril Holmes at ESPNscrum
- Cyril Holmes at Team GB
- Cyril Holmes at Olympics.com
- Cyril Holmes at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 100 metres | |
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| 100 metres (1970–present) |
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's 200 metres | |
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| 220 yards (1930–1966) |
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| 200 metres (1970–present) |
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- 1915 births
- 1996 deaths
- Sportspeople from Bolton
- English male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- England international rugby union players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Lancashire County RFU players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games