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| Full name | Edward Percival Peter | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1902 Kensington, London, England[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 September 1986 (aged 84) Bournemouth, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward Percival Peter (28 March 1902 – 23 September 1986) was an English competitive swimmer and water polo player who represented Great Britain at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1920 he won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre relay and failed to reach the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle finals. In 1924 he placed fifth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay and third in the first round of 400-metre freestyle. In 1928 he finished sixth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay; he was also a member of British water polo team, which lost to France in the third place match.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Edward Percival Peter; Apr-May-Jun quarter 1902; District: Kensington; Volume: 1a; Page: 104.
- ↑ "Percy Peter". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Percy Peter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Edward Percival Peter at World Aquatics
- Edward Peter at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Percy Peter at Team GB (archive)
- Percy Peter at Olympics.com
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