Josiah Ritchie
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Ritchie in 1908 |
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| Medal record | |||
| Men's Tennis | |||
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| Gold | 1908 London | Singles | |
| Silver | 1908 London | Doubles | |
| Bronze | 1908 London | Indoor singles | |
Josiah George Ritchie (October 18, 1870 – February 28, 1955) was a male tennis player from Great Britain.
He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex.
He is best remembered for being a three time medalist at the 1908 London Olympics. At the Games he won a gold (men's singles), silver (men's doubles) and bronze (men's indoor singles) medal. In 1908 and 1910 he and Tony Wilding won the doubles in Wimbledon. In 1909 he lost the Wimbledon singles final. He also won the Irish championships in 1907 and the German championships 1903 - 1906 and 1908 (in 1904 and 1906 also the doubles there). In 1908 he was member of the British Davis Cup team.
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