Leopold Partridge

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLeopold Frank•Partridge
Used nameLeopold•Partridge
Born14 June 1901 in Potters Bar, EnglandGBR
Died18 July 1976 (aged 75 years 1 month 4 days) in Dublin, Dublin CityIRL
AffiliationsAchilles Club — ?GBR
NOCGreat BritainGBR

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