Cyril Gill
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Cyril Gill was a British
Great Britain
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 athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

He competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...

 held in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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, Netherlands
Netherlands
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 in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Edward Smouha, Walter Rangeley
Walter Rangeley
Walter Rangeley was an English athlete who competed mainly in the sprintsHe was born in Salford and died in Glyndŵr....

 and Jack London
Jack London (athlete)
John Edward "Jack" London was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 100 metres where he won the silver medal...

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