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Oswald Jacob Groenings (later Birkbeck, 20 May 1880 – 24 March 1965) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Middlesbrough and died in London.^[1]

In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metre hurdles competition after finishing second in his heat. He also participated in the 110 metre hurdles event and was eliminated in the semi-finals again after finishing fourth in his heat.

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^ "Oswald Groenings". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

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[1] "Oswald Groenings". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

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-'''Oswald Jacob Groenings''' (later ''Birkbeck'', May 20, 1880 &ndash; March 24, 1965) was a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] [[Track and field|track and field athlete]] who competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]].
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+'''Oswald Jacob Groenings''' (later ''Birkbeck'', 20 May 1880 &ndash; 24 March 1965) was a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] [[track and field]] athlete who competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]]. He was born in [[Middlesbrough]] and died in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69095 |title=Oswald Groenings |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref>
+In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles|400 metre hurdles competition]] after finishing second in his heat. He also participated in the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|110 metre hurdles event]] and was eliminated in the semi-finals again after finishing fourth in his heat.
-He was born in [[Middlesbrough]] and died in [[London]].
+==References==
-In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles|400 metre hurdles competition]] after finishing second in his heat. He also participated in the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles|110 metre hurdles event]] and was eliminated in the semi-finals again after finishing fourth in his heat.
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/oswald-groenings-1.html profile]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042157/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/oswald-groenings-1.html Sports Reference profile]
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-| DATE OF DEATH     = March 24, 1965
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+[[Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain]]
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