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Charles Beckwith (athlete)

Charles Edward Beckwith (12 May 1901 – 23 March 1970) was a British athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career

Beckwith finished third behind Rex Woods in the shot put event at the 1924 AAA Championships.[4][5][6] Shortly afterwards he was selected for the British team for the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, where he competed in the men's shot put and finished in 20th place.[7]

References

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  2. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  3. ^ "Charles Beckwith". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ "To-day's Athletics". Gloucestershire Echo. 21 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 23 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  7. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Beckwith Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.