Sid McMeekan

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameSydney "Sid"•McMeekan
Used nameSid•McMeekan
Born7 March 1925 in Birmingham, England (GBR)
Died7 June 1991 in Birmingham, England (GBR)
AffiliationsBirmingham Dolobran, Birmingham (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Sid McMeekan and his twin brother Stan were the second pair of twins born to cinema pianist James, and Ida McMeekan. The first pair were born ten years earlier. Sid and Stan played for the leading Midlands basketball team, Birmingham Dolobran, and the two siblings also played for England. They were both members of the Great Britain squad at the 1948 Olympics but never played in a match together. Stan played in four of the five group matches and none of the classification matches, while Sid played in all three classification matches and no group games.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Basketball (Basketball) GBR Sid McMeekan
Basketball, Men (Olympic) Great Britain 20

Olympic family relations