Alfred Goodwin (pentathlete)

Alfred Allan Goodwin OBE (16 December 1902 – 29 April 1950) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Alfred Goodwin
Personal information
Birth nameAlfred Allan Goodwin
Born(1902-12-16)16 December 1902
Worcester, Worcestershire England
Died29 April 1950(1950-04-29) (aged 47)
Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

Personal life edit

Goodwin served in the Suffolk Regiment during the Second World War and was captured in Greece in 1941, spending the rest of war in prisoner of war camps in Germany.[2] Following the war, he was made an OBE for his military service.[2] Goodwin continued to serve and by his death in 1950, was a lieutenant colonel.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Goodwin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Alfred Goodwin". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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