George Davidson (athlete)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 8 October 1898 New Zealand Auckland | |||||
| Died | 25 September 1948 (aged 49) New Zealand | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| City | ||||||
| Maritime | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1919–1922 | Auckland | |||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
George Davidson (8 October 1898 – 25 September 1948) was a New Zealand track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, as one of the few "kiwi" sprinters.
In 1920 he finished fifth in the 200 metres competition.[1] He also participated in the 100 metres event where he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[2]
He was born and died in Auckland.
His brothers Bill and Ben both represented New Zealand at rugby league and George himself played for the City and Maritime clubs in the Auckland Rugby League competition and represented Auckland between 1919 and 1922.[3]
References
- McMillan, Neville (1993). New Zealand Sporting Legends: 27 Pre-War Sporting Heroes. Auckland: Moa Beckett. pp. 32–38. ISBN 1-869580-14-1.
- ↑ "George Davidson Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "NZ Olympic Committee". Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4, p.84.