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British swimmer (1914–1989)

Goldup Davies
Personal information
Full nameJohn Goldup Davies
Born(1914-01-08)8 January 1914
Bermondsey, England
Died11 August 1989(1989-08-11) (aged 75)
Wellington, New Zealand
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1938 Sydney 220y breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1938 Sydney 330y medley relay

John Goldup Davies (8 January 1914 – 11 August 1989) was a British swimmer.

Biography

Davies competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

He represented England and won double gold in the 220 yards Breaststroke and 330 yards medley relay, at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1946.

Davies married athlete Ethel Raby in late 1939. Raby also competed at the same 1938 British Empire Games and was a multiple national long jump champion.

He died in Wellington, was cremated, and was buried at Mākara Cemetery.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Goldup Davies Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "UK, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 4 Dec 1937 London". Ancestry.co.uk.
  4. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1 April 1938, Brisbane-London". Ancestry.co.uk.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ""Amateur Swimming Championships." Times, 19 Aug. 1946, p. 8". The Times. 19 August 1946. p. 8.
  7. "The Champ had to mind the bairns". Sunday Post. 14 July 1946. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Details". Wellington City Council. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  9. "Details". Wellington City Council. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
Commonwealth champions in men's 200 m breaststroke
  • 1930–1934: 200 yards
  • 1938–1966: 220 yards
  • 1970–present: 200 metres
Commonwealth champions in men's 4×100 m medley relay
  • 1934: 3×100 yards
  • 1938 – 1954: 3×110 yards
  • 1958 – 1966: 4×110 yards
  • 1970 – present: 4×100 metres
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