Herbert Loveitt
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| Born | Herbert Arthur Loveitt 8 March 1874[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 18 February 1909 (aged 34)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Herbert Arthur Loveitt (8 March 1874 – 18 February 1909) was a British rugby union player.[2] He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and won silver as part of the Great Britain team in what was the first rugby union competition at an Olympic Games.[1][3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herbert Loveitt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Herbert Loveitt". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ Live, Coventry (18 March 2009). "Forgotten story of Coventry and Warwickshire's first Olympic heroes". CoventryLive. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Herbert Arthur Loveitt at Olympics.com
- Herbert Arthur Loveitt at Team GB
- Herbert Arthur Loveitt at Olympedia
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