Cecil Griffiths

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Cecil Griffiths 1921

Cecil Griffiths ( Cecil Richmond Griffiths ; born January 20, 1901 in Worcester , † July 29, 1973 in Great Barrington , Gloucestershire ) was a British athlete who was successful in the 400 and 800 meters in the early 1920s .

Griffiths was twice AAA champion over 880 yards:

  • 1923 in 1: 56.6 min
  • 1925 in 1: 57.2 min

At the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 he could not take part in the individual races over 400 meters due to illness. In the British 4 x 400 meter relay , on the other hand, he won the gold medal in 3: 22.2 minutes with the British team consisting of Griffiths, Robert Lindsay , John Ainsworth-Davis and Guy Butler ahead of South Africa (silver in 3: 24.2 min) and France (bronze in 3: 24.8 min).

He also wanted to start at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris , but was excluded from participation at the last minute after it became known that he had taken money from a French trade fair organizer to start a show.

Griffiths lived in Neath and worked as an accountant in a department store in Edgeware . His trainer was Cyril Vowles .

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SURNAME Griffiths, Cecil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Griffiths, Cecil Richmond (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British athlete
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Worcester
DATE OF DEATH July 29, 1973
Place of death Great Barrington , Gloucestershire