Sunday, June 28, 2009

Britain's oldest Olympian dies aged 100

From BBC News:
Britain's oldest Olympian Godfrey Rampling, who won medals at the 1932 and 1936 Games in Los Angeles and Berlin, has died at the age of 100.
Rampling was a member of the Great Britain 4x400m relay teams which won silver in 1932 and gold in 1936.

And, trivia fans will be pleased to learn, he was the father of the actress Charlotte Rampling.

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