Thomas Homewood
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Representing the  United Kingdom
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| Men's Tug of war | ||
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1908 London | Team |
Thomas Homewood (25 September 1881 – 1 February 1945) was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the British team Metropolitan Police "K" Division.[1]
He was killed during World War II in February 1945, aged 63, when his home in Stratford, London was struck by a V2 rocket.[2][1]
References
- ^ a b "Thomas Homewood". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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