Jack Gregory (sprinter)
Appearance
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing Great Britain | ||
1948 London | 4x100 metre relay |
John ("Jack") Arthur Gregory (22 June 1923 – 15 December 2003) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
He competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Jack Archer, Alastair McCorquodale and Kenneth Jones.
Gregory was a top class rugby player. Although he spent most his career playing for Bristol Rugby, he also played rugby league for Huddersfield and was banned by the RFU. He was reinstated in April 1948 and in January 1949 played his only game for England at rugby union in their defeat to Wales. His club side when capped for England was Blackheath.[1]
External links
- ^ The Who, When and Where of English International Rugby since 1947. ISBN 0-9532010-0-7
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2003 deaths
- English sprinters
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Blackheath F.C. players
- Bristol Rugby players
- English rugby union players
- Wanderers F.C. (rugby union) players
- England international rugby union players
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- British athletics Olympic medallist stubs
- English athletics biography stubs