David Jacobs (athlete)

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David Jacobs (1913)

Full name David Henry Jacobs
nation United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
birthday April 30, 1888
place of birth Cardiff ,  UK
size 175 cm
Weight 70 kg
date of death June 6, 1976
Place of death Llandudno , UK
Career
discipline sprint
Best performance 100 m: 10.8 s; 200 m: 21.9 s
400 m: 49.8 s
society Herne Hill Harriers
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
gold Stockholm 2012 4 × 100 m
last change: February 13, 2017

David Jacobs (born April 30, 1888 in Cardiff , Wales , † June 6, 1976 in Llandudno , Wales) was a British sprinter and Olympic champion .

Athletic career

At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, he took part in both the 100- and 200-meter run , but was eliminated in the semifinals. In the 4 x 100 meter relay , however, he won the gold medal, along with teammates Henry Macintosh , Victor d'Arcy and Willie Applegarth . The team of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland benefited in both the semifinals and the finals from substitution errors made by its fiercest competitors, the United States and Germany .

David Jacobs was a member of the Herne Hill Harriers Athletic Club.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David Jacobs in the trackfield.brinkster.net database , accessed on June 6, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Jacobs, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British sprinter and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Cardiff , Wales
DATE OF DEATH June 6, 1976
Place of death Llandudno , Wales