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Encyclopedia > Cecil Griffiths

Cecil Richmond Griffiths (January 20, 1901 _ July 29, 1973) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics.


Cecil Griffiths from Neath, Wales made his only appearance at the Olympic Games, while running the opening leg in the British 4x400 m relay team at the Antwerp Olympics in 1920, which won the gold medal.


Griffiths won also the British AAA championships in 880 yd in 1923 and 1925.


Olympic medalists in athletics (men) | Olympic Champions in Men's 4x400 m relay


1912 United States Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath
1920 Great Britain Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davies, Guy Butler
1924 United States Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver MacDonald, William Stevenson
1928 United States George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Frederick Alderman, Ray Barbuti
1932 United States Ivan Fuqua, Edgar Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr
1936 Great Britain Frederick Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, William Roberts, Godfrey Brown
1948 United States Arthur Harnden, Clifford Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield
1952 Jamaica Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden
1956 United States Charlie Jenkins, Louis Jones, James Mashburn, Tom Courtney
1960 United States Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis
1964 United States Ollan Cassell, Michael Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr
1968 United States Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans
1972 Kenya Charles Asati, Hezahiah Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang

1976 United States Herman Frazier, Benjamin Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks
1980 Soviet Union Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetsky, Viktor Markin
1984 United States Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay
1988 United States Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds
1992 United States Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis
1996 United States LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank
2000 United States Alvin Harrison, Antonio Pettigrew, Calvin Harrison, Michael Johnson
2004 United States Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson



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Wellington Journal 1911 (16275 words)
Griffiths, in seconding, endorsed the Chairman’s remarks, and the motion was carried.— The Chairman then welcomed the new member, Dr. Collins, and that gentleman acknowledged the compliment.— Mr.
Griffiths said that they gave him credit for trying to be fair to everybody but he thought that in this case there were reasons why they should hold the matter over for the present.
Griffiths remarked that as one of the afflicted who would have to pay something to make against their own interest, he would support the amendment.
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