Donald Rutnam Explained
| Donald Rutnam |
| Birth Name: | Donald Ross Rutnam |
| Birth Date: | 1902 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Colombo, British Ceylon |
| Death Place: | Dulwich, London, England |
| Country: |  India |
| Sport: | Tennis |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Donald Ross Rutnam (19 September 1902 - 10 June 1968) was an Indian civil servant and sportsman of Anglo-Ceylonese origin.[1] He was a member of the Ceylon Civil Service and served as the Deputy Commissioner of the Central Provinces and Berar.[2] He represented India in Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics and at the Wimbledon Championships.[3] [4] Born in Colombo, Ceylon, Rutnam was educated at Royal College Colombo where he captained the college cricket team at the Royal–Thomian.[5] He died on 10 June 1968 in Dulwich, United Kingdom.
Notes and References
- Web site: Donald Rutnam . Olympedia . 22 November 2021.
- http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35029/supplements/19/page.pdf Supplement of the London Gazette, January 1941
- http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3Ddonald%2Brutnam%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3Dj4H%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official&rurl=translate.google.lk&sl=pl&u=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/donald-rutnam-1.html&usg=ALkJrhg0L3X5-VgFEasQ2f1vSfjBAzQfQA Donald Rutnam
- http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/9b85f677-977f-467c-a853-7d3a4d93589f/index.html Players Archive
- Web site: MY CRICKETING CRICKETING DAYS AT STC BY A LANKATILLEKE . 14 July 2013 . 24 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224121407/http://www.royalthomian.info/articles_pages/100th/19.html . dead .
