Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Thomas Henry "Tom"•Thould |
Used name | Tom•Thould |
Born | 11 January 1886 in Weston-super-Mare, England (GBR) |
Died | 15 June 1971 in Weston-super-Mare, England (GBR) |
Measurements | 178 cm / 73 kg |
Affiliations | Weston-super-Mare Water Polo Club |
NOC | Great Britain |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 1 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 0 |
Total | 1 |
Apart from war service with the Royal engineers in France and Palestine, Tom Thould spent his life in Weston-Super-Mare where he worked as a clerk for the Gas Company for 35 years. He played at half-back, and with Paul Radmilovic formed the backbone of the local club’s water polo team that won the national championship in 1906 and 1907. Thould also won numerous Somerset swimming titles.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1908 Summer Olympics | Water Polo (Aquatics) | GBR | Tom Thould | |||
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) | Great Britain | 1 | Gold |