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National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
Born | Manchester | 3 March 1879||||||||||||||
Died | 7 August 1946 Hyde, Greater Manchester | (aged 67)||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||
Position | Captain (1904) | ||||||||||||||
Team | Hyde Seal team, Manchester | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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George Wilkinson (3 March 1879 – 7 August 1946) was an English water polo player who competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain. [1] He was in the Hyde Seal team when he won the Olympics. Hyde Seal are a Manchester team. He was part of the British water polo team and won two gold medals. The International Olympic Committee credits him with a third gold medal from the 1900 Games, but this is incorrect as he was in England during the tournament. [2]
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