Cyril Dugmore

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCyril Patrick William Francis Radclyffe•Dugmore
Used nameCyril•Dugmore
Born20 May 1882 in Birr, Offaly (IRL)
Died22 January 1966 in Saint Sampson, Guernsey (GUE)
AffiliationsBirchfield Harriers, Birmingham (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Cyril Dugmore was the winner of the Army high jump for officers eight times and the long jump seven times and the Midland Counties champion in both events in 1907. He was also the Irish 120y hurdles champion in 1912. On leaving school, Dugmore was commissioned into the RASC and fought in the Boer War. In World War I he saw action on the Western Front and he was later involved in propaganda and recruitment duties in the USA. After the war he served as the secretary of a golf club in New York, but in 1931 he turned to take over as secretary of Wimbledon Park GC.

Personal Bests: 120yH – 17.0 (1912); HJ – 1.70 (5-7) (1909); LJ – 6.63 (21-9) (1912); TJ – 13.31 (43-8) (1908).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Athletics GBR Cyril Dugmore
Long Jump, Men (Olympic) DNS
Triple Jump, Men (Olympic) 11