Geoffrey Brooke (pentathlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1920 Bath, England |
| Died | 6 January 2009 (aged 88) Balcombe, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Geoffrey Brooke DSC (25 April 1920 – 6 January 2009) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Personal life
[edit]During the Second World War, Brooke served in the Royal Navy on the destroyer HMS Douglas and the battleships HMS Nelson and HMS Prince of Wales.[2] He survived the sinking of the latter in December 1941 and managed to escape Singapore in February 1942.[2] Brooke was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for putting out fires on the HMS Formidable in the latter part of the war and served in the navy until 1958.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Geoffrey Brooke Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Geoffrey Brooke". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
  | This biographical article related to modern pentathlon in the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2009 deaths
- British male modern pentathletes
- Olympic modern pentathletes for Great Britain
- Modern pentathletes at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Bath, Somerset
- Royal Navy officers of World War II
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
- People from Balcombe, West Sussex
- Military personnel from Bath, Somerset
- Royal Navy officers
- European modern pentathlon biography stubs
- British sportspeople stubs