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Geoffrey Brooke (pentathlete)

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Geoffrey Brooke
Personal information
Born(1920-04-25)25 April 1920
Bath, England
Died6 January 2009(2009-01-06) (aged 88)
Balcombe, England
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

Geoffrey Brooke DSC (25 April 1920 – 6 January 2009) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Personal life

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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

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  1. ^ "Geoffrey Brooke Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Geoffrey Brooke". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 January 2021.