John Sewell (athlete)
Appearance
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1920 Antwerp | Team |
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1912 Stockholm | Team |
John Sewell (23 April 1882, Half Morton, Dumfriesshire – 18 July 1947) was a Scottish tug of war competitor who competed for Great Britain and Ireland in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 1912 he won the silver medal as part of the joint Metropolitan Police and City of London Police team. Eight years later he won the gold medal as member of the Great Britain team, this time wholly composed of City officers.
References
[edit]- ^ "John Sewell". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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