George Wilkinson | |
National Team: | Great Britain |
Birth Date: | 3 March 1879 |
Birth Place: | Manchester |
Death Place: | Hyde, Greater Manchester |
Father: | --> |
Country: | Great Britain |
Sport: | Water polo |
Position: | Captain (1904) |
Team: | Hyde Seal team, Manchester |
George Wilkinson (3 March 1879 - 7 August 1946) was an English water polo player who competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain.[1] He was in the Hyde Seal team when he won the Olympics. Hyde Seal are a Manchester team. He was part of the British water polo team and won two gold medals. The International Olympic Committee credits him with a third gold medal from the 1900 Games, but this is incorrect as he was in England during the tournament.[2]