Cyril Seedhouse
British sprinter (1892–1966)
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Cyril Norman Seedhouse (10 April 1892 – 21 January 1966) was a British athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 April 1892 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 January 1966 (aged 73) Exminster, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres / 440 yards | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Blackheath Harriers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Seedhouse became the National 440 yards champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1912 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]
Shortly after the AAA Championships, Seedhouse competed for Great Britain in the 4 x 400-metre relay, at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the bronze medal with his teammates George Nicol, Ernest Henley and James Soutter.[5]
Seedhouse regained his 440 yards title at the 1914 AAA Championships.[6][7]
During the First World War he served in the Royal Flying Corps and was injured in a dogfight that saw him drive off German Fokker aircraft.[8]
