| Leopold Partridge | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 110 metres hurdles |
| Club: | Achilles Club |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Potters Bar |
| Death Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Leopold Frank Partridge (14 July 1901 - 18 June 1976) was a British athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]
Partridge finished in second place at the Oxford versus Cambridge varsity athletics match in 1921. The following year he won the event[2] and finished second behind Frederick Gaby in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1922 AAA Championships.[3] [4]
Partridge was also a prominent footballer and gained his blue during the 1920-21 season. He won an amateur international cap against France in 1921.[2]
He won the Southern Counties title in 1923 before finishing second again behind Fred Gaby at the 1923 AAA Championships and third in the 1924 AAA Championships (again behind Gaby).[5]
He joined his father's antiques business after leaving Cambridge without taking a degree.[2]