Harold Annison
 British 4×200 m team at 1920 Olympics; Annison first on left. | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Harold Edward Annison | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 December 1895 Hackney, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 November 1957 (aged 61) Worthing, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Croydon Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Harold Edward Annison (27 December 1895 – 27 November 1957) was an English competitive swimmer, water polo player, and Olympic medallist who represented Great Britain in international competition.
He competed in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] In the 1920 Antwerp Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay, and was fourth in his first heat of the 100-metre freestyle event, fifth in the semifinal of 400-metre freestyle event, and third in the semifinal of 1500-metre freestyle event, but did not advance in any event.[2]
Four years later at the 1924 Paris Olympics, he was eighth in the 400-metre freestyle event, ninth in the 1500-metre freestyle event and fifth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay event. He was also a member of British water polo team, which lost to Hungary in the first round and did not advance.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Harold Annison". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b Harold Annison. sports-reference.com
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