Goldup Davies

John Goldup Davies (8 January 1914 – 11 August 1989) was a British swimmer.

Goldup Davies

Personal information
Full name	John Goldup Davies
Born	(1914-01-08)8 January 1914 Bermondsey, England
Died	11 August 1989(1989-08-11) (aged 75) Wellington, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Swimming Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1938 Sydney 220y breaststroke 1938 Sydney 330y medley relay

Swimming career

Davies competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England and won double gold in the 220 yards Breaststroke and 330 yards medley relay, at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia.[2][3][4][5][6] At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1946.[7]

He died in Wellington, was cremated, and was buried at Mākara Cemetery.[8][9]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Goldup Davies Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
2. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. "UK, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 4 Dec 1937 London". Ancestry.co.uk.
4. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1 April 1938, Brisbane-London". Ancestry.co.uk.
6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
7. ""Amateur Swimming Championships." Times, 19 Aug. 1946, p. 8". Times Digital Archive.
8. "Details". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
9. "Details". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 2 January 2017.