Harold Annison
![]() British 4×200 m team at 1920 Olympics; Annison first on left. | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Harold Edward Annison | ||||||||||||||
National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
Born | Hackney, London, England | 27 December 1895||||||||||||||
Died | 27 November 1957 Worthing, England | (aged 61)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Club | Croydon Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Harold Edward Annison (27 December 1895 – 27 November 1957) was an English competitive swimmer, water polo player, and Olympic medallist who represented Great Britain in international competition.
He competed in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] In the 1920 Antwerp Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay, and was fourth in his first heat of the 100-metre freestyle event, fifth in the semifinal of 400-metre freestyle event, and third in the semifinal of 1500-metre freestyle event, but did not advance in any event.[2]
Four years later at the 1924 Paris Olympics, he was eighth in the 400-metre freestyle event, ninth in the 1500-metre freestyle event and fifth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay event. He was also a member of British water polo team, which lost to Hungary in the first round and did not advance.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Harold Annison". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b Harold Annison. sports-reference.com
- 1895 births
- 1957 deaths
- Swimmers from the London Borough of Hackney
- English male freestyle swimmers
- British male freestyle swimmers
- English male water polo players
- British male water polo players
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Olympic water polo players for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- British swimming Olympic medallist stubs
- British water polo biography stubs