Capel Pownall

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCapel George Pett•Pownall
Used nameCapel•Pownall
Born28 November 1868 in Pimlico, England (GBR)
Died8 February 1933 in Woking, England (GBR)
AffiliationsRoyal Toxophilite Society, London (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

The son of an architect and surveyor, Capel Pownall was educated at Malvern College, Worcestershire. At the time of the 1908 London Olympics, when he finished 11th in the Double York Round, he was assistant secretary of the Royal Toxophilite Society. He held the post between 1903-10. Pownall died at his Woking home in 1933 in the aptly named “Archery Cottage”.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Archery GBR Capel Pownall
Double York Round, Men (Olympic) 11
Continental Style, Men (Olympic) AC