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Jack London

British sprinter

Born
January 13, 1905
Died
May 2, 1966 (aged 61)
Known as
athletics competitor

John Edward London was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Born in British Guiana, now Guyana, he won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He was the second Black British Olympian to win a medal for Great Britain, and the third to represent Great Britain at the Olympics.

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