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George Wilkinson

George Wilkinson, 1904
Personal information
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1879-03-03)3 March 1879 Manchester
Died	7 August 1946(1946-08-07) (aged 67) Hyde, Greater Manchester
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Water polo
Position	Captain (1904)
Team	Hyde Seal team, Manchester
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1908 London Team competition 1912 Stockholm Team competition

George Wilkinson (3 March 1879 – 7 August 1946) was an English water polo player who competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain. He was in the Hyde Seal team when he won the Olympics. Hyde Seal are a Manchester team. He was part of the British water polo team and won two gold medals. The International Olympic Committee credits him with a third gold medal from the 1900 Games, but this is incorrect as he was in England during the tournament.

See also

• Great Britain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

1. "George Wilkinson". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (December 2016). "Water Polo at the 1900 Paris Summer Games". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

External links

Media related to George Wilkinson (water polo player) at Wikimedia Commons

• George Wilkinson at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• George Wilkinson at Olympics.com
• George Wilkinson at Olympedia
• George Wilkinson at Team GB

v t e Great Britain men's water polo squad – 1908 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (2nd title)
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v t e Great Britain men's water polo squad – 1912 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (3rd title)
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