Evan Noel
Encyclopedia
Evan Baillie Noel was a British
rackets
player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
.
He won the gold medal in the men's singles event. In the men's doubles competition he won the bronze medal together with Henry Leaf
.
He also competed in the Olympic jeu de paume tournament
but was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Evan Noel was educated at Winchester
and Trinity College, Cambridge
.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
rackets
Racquets (sport)
Rackets or Racquets is an indoor racket sport played in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada...
player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
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He won the gold medal in the men's singles event. In the men's doubles competition he won the bronze medal together with Henry Leaf
Henry Leaf
Henry Meredith Leaf was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal in the men's singles event. In the men's doubles competition he won the bronze medal together with Evan Noel.-External links:*...
.
He also competed in the Olympic jeu de paume tournament
Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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but was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Evan Noel was educated at Winchester
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
.