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Percy Edward Mann (12 May 1888 – 23 September 1974) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Career

Mann, born in Eltham, finished third behind German Hanns Braun in the 880 yards event at the 1912 AAA Championships.

Shortly after the AAA Championships, Mann competed for Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden. He was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 800 metres competition. He died in Warrington.

References

1. British Olympic Association > Athletes > Percy Edward Mann
2. "Athletic Championship". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Amateur Athletic Championship". Leicester Evening Mail. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 15 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
5. "Percy Mann". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

External links

• sports-reference.com
• Percy Mann at Olympedia

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