Alfred Goodwin (pentathlete) explained

Alfred Goodwin
Birth Name:Alfred Allan Goodwin
Birth Date:16 December 1902
Birth Place:Worcester, Worcestershire England
Death Place:Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Sport:Modern pentathlon
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Alfred Allan Goodwin (16 December 1902  - 29 April 1950) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Personal life

Goodwin served in the Suffolk Regiment during the Second World War and was captured in Greece in 1941, spending the rest of war in prisoner of war camps in Germany.[2] Following the war, he was made an OBE for his military service. Goodwin continued to serve and by his death in 1950, was a lieutenant colonel.

Notes and References

  1. Alfred Goodwin . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042535/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/alfred-goodwin-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 19 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Alfred Goodwin . 30 December 2020 . Olympedia.