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Description:Chapters: Phil Edwards, Walter Spence, Colin Gordon. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Competitor for Canada Philip Aaron "Phil" Edwards, MD (September 13, 1907 September 6, 1971), track and field athlete the "Man of Bronze," was Canada's most-decorated Olympian, the first Black Canadian man to win a trophy at what are now known as the Commonwealth Games, and the first-ever winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete. He went on to serve as a captain in the Canadian army and as a highly-regarded physician and expert of tropical diseases. Phil Edwards was born in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), to a lawyer who acted as his first running coach. Following secondary school Edwards moved to the United States to pursue his running career, enrolling in New York University in 1926, and attracted attention by setting a number of intercollegiate records in middle-distance events. While Edwards' performance at New York University clearly established him as an Olympic-calibre athlete, he was not eligible to compete for the United States even though he could compete for Canada and also did not have an Olympic team. In 1927 he was invited by Melville Marks (Bobby) Robinson, manager of the Canadian Olympic track and field team, to compete for Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics, where Edwards won a bronze medal as part of Canada's 4 x 400m relay team. Following Amsterdam, Edwards left New York University to attend Montreal's McGill University as a medical student, where he also competed with university's track team. Edwards also continued his association with Bobby Robinson there, competing for British Guiana in the first-ever Commonwealth Games which were created largely due to Robinson's efforts, held in Hamilton, Ontario in 1930. He would...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=395281We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Commonwealth Games Competitors for British Guiana: Phil Edwards, Walter Spence, Colin Gordon. To get started finding Commonwealth Games Competitors for British Guiana: Phil Edwards, Walter Spence, Colin Gordon, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Chapters: Phil Edwards, Walter Spence, Colin Gordon. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Competitor for Canada Philip Aaron "Phil" Edwards, MD (September 13, 1907 September 6, 1971), track and field athlete the "Man of Bronze," was Canada's most-decorated Olympian, the first Black Canadian man to win a trophy at what are now known as the Commonwealth Games, and the first-ever winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete. He went on to serve as a captain in the Canadian army and as a highly-regarded physician and expert of tropical diseases. Phil Edwards was born in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), to a lawyer who acted as his first running coach. Following secondary school Edwards moved to the United States to pursue his running career, enrolling in New York University in 1926, and attracted attention by setting a number of intercollegiate records in middle-distance events. While Edwards' performance at New York University clearly established him as an Olympic-calibre athlete, he was not eligible to compete for the United States even though he could compete for Canada and also did not have an Olympic team. In 1927 he was invited by Melville Marks (Bobby) Robinson, manager of the Canadian Olympic track and field team, to compete for Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics, where Edwards won a bronze medal as part of Canada's 4 x 400m relay team. Following Amsterdam, Edwards left New York University to attend Montreal's McGill University as a medical student, where he also competed with university's track team. Edwards also continued his association with Bobby Robinson there, competing for British Guiana in the first-ever Commonwealth Games which were created largely due to Robinson's efforts, held in Hamilton, Ontario in 1930. He would...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=395281We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Commonwealth Games Competitors for British Guiana: Phil Edwards, Walter Spence, Colin Gordon. To get started finding Commonwealth Games Competitors for British Guiana: Phil Edwards, Walter Spence, Colin Gordon, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Commonwealth Games Competitors for British Guiana: Phil Edwards, Walter Spence, Colin Gordon

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