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Harry Simmons
Simmons at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born21 February 1911
Southampton, England
Died23 March 1944(1944-03-23) (aged 33)
Hardwick, Northamptonshire, England
Sport
SportHigh jump
ClubSouthampton Athletic Club
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1928

Henry Augustus Simmons (21 February 1911 – 23 March 1944) was an English high jumper. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished in 11th place. The same year he set a British junior record at 1.86 m. Simmons was a Royal Air Force officer and won the RAF high jump title in 1930, 1932 and 1935.[1] He died in a training accident during World War II.[2]

Personal life

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Simmons served as a wing commander in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[3] On 23 March 1944, Simmons died piloting Vickers Wellington LP258, which stalled and crashed near Hardwick, Northamptonshire. Simmons and five other crew members were killed.[4] He is buried at Oxford (Botley) Cemetery.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harry Simmons Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Casualty Details: Simmons, Henry Augustus". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Simmons H". International Bomber Command Centre. Retrieved 20 May 2020.


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