Leopold Partridge
British hurdler
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Leopold Frank Partridge (14 July 1901 – 18 June 1976) was a British athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 14 July 1901 Potters Bar, England |
| Died | 18 June 1976 (aged 74) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 110 metres hurdles |
| Club | Achilles Club |
Career
Partridge attended St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he won a football Blue (1920–21) and was capped for England in the amateur international against France in 1921.[2][3] He finished in second place at the Oxford versus Cambridge varsity athletics match in 1921. The following year he won the event[2] and finished second behind Frederick Gaby in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1922 AAA Championships.[4][5]
He won the Southern Counties title in 1923 before finishing second again behind Fred Gaby at the 1923 AAA Championships and third in the 1924 AAA Championships (again behind Gaby).[6]
Partridge left Cambridge without taking a degree and went into business with his father, who was an antiques dealer with premises in Bond Street and New York.[2] He died in the Republic of Ireland in 1976.
