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Joe Deakin

Joe Deakin

British olympic athlete
Joseph Edmund Deakin was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Deakin served with the Rifle Brigade and fought in the Boer War. During this time he set South African records at both the 880 yards and 1 mile. Wikipedia
Died: June 30, 1972 (age 93 years), Dulwich, London, United Kingdom
Height: 5′ 7″