Cecil Blackbeard

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCecil Roberts•Blackbeard
Used nameCecil•Blackbeard
Born26 January 1900 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape (RSA)
Died19 April 1954 in Benoni, Gauteng (RSA)
NOC South Africa

Biography

Cecil Blackbeard competed in doubles at the 1920 Olympics, making the quarter-finals alongside George Dodd. Blackbeard also played at Wimbledon in 1920 in all three events, making the quarter-finals of singles and doubles. In May 1920 he had been runner-up in doubles at the World Hard Court Championships. Blackbeard was runner-up in singles at the 1926 South African Championships, and was South African doubles champion in 1923 and 1926.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Tennis RSA Cecil Blackbeard
Doubles, Men (Olympic) George Dodd =5