For the British equestrian, see Geoffrey Brooke (equestrian).
Geoffrey Brooke | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 April 1920 Bath, England |
| Died |
6 January 2009 (aged 88) Balcombe, England |
Geoffrey Brooke DSC (25 April 1920 – 6 January 2009) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Personal life[]
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[]
- ↑ "Geoffrey Brooke Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121214202027/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/geoffrey-brooke-2.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Geoffrey Brooke". https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/34771.
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