Percy Courtman Explained

Percy Courtman
Fullname:Percy Courtman
National Team:Great Britain
Strokes:Breaststroke
Club:Old Trafford SC
Birth Date:14 May 1888
Birth Place:Chorlton-cum-Hardy, England
Death Place:Neuville-Bourjonval, France
Abbr:on

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Percy Courtman (14 May 1888 – 2 June 1917) was an English breaststroke swimmer from Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Lancashire[1] who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]

He was son of James and his wife, Percy Ann Courtman, who at time of their son's death lived in 261 Stretford Road, Manchester.[3]

In the 1908 Olympics he competed in the 200-metre breaststroke, but was second in his heat and did not advance. Four years later he competed in the 400-metre breaststroke and won a bronze medal. He also competed in the 200 metre breaststroke and was fourth.[4]

He died during World War I in France[5] while serving as a private in the 1st/6th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment, and is buried at Neuville-Bourjonval British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais.[3]

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  1. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Percy Courtman; Apr-May-Jun quarter 1988; District: Chorlton; Volume: 8c; Page: 888.
  2. Web site: Percy Courtman . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165105/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/percy-courtman-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.
  3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/275257/courtman-percy CWGC Casualty record
  4. Web site: Percy Courtman . Olympedia . 12 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.