Leopold Partridge

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLeopold Frank•Partridge
Used nameLeopold•Partridge
Born14 June 1901 in Potters Bar, England (GBR)
Died18 July 1976 in Dublin, Dublin (IRL)
AffiliationsAchilles Club, (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Leopold Partridge finished second in the 120y hurdles in the 1921 Oxford vs. Cambridge match and won the event the following year. He also won a soccer (football) blue (1920-21) and was capped for England in the amateur international against France in 1921. At the AAA Championships he finished second in the 120y hurdles in 1922-23 and placed third in 1924. He won the Southern Counties title in 1923. Partridge left Cambridge without taking a degree and went into business with his father, who was an antiques dealer with premises in Bond Street and New York.

Personal Bests: 120yH – 15.3e (1923).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Athletics GBR Leopold Partridge
110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) 3 h1 r1/3