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Herbert Arthur Loveitt (8 March 1874 – 18 February 1909) was a British rugby union player.[2] He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and won silver as part of the Great Britain team in what was the first rugby union competition at an Olympic Games.[1][3]
| Birth name | Herbert Arthur Loveitt | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 March 1874[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Easenhall, Warwickshire, Great Britain[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 February 1909 (aged 34)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Coventry, Great Britain[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herbert Loveitt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Herbert Loveitt". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Live, Coventry (18 March 2009). "Forgotten story of Coventry and Warwickshire's first Olympic heroes". CoventryLive. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
External links
edit- Herbert Arthur Loveitt at Olympics.com
- Herbert Arthur Loveitt at Olympedia
- Herbert Arthur Loveitt at Team GB
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