James Baxter (sportsman)
 Baxter in New Zealand in 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | James Baxter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 June 1870 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rock Ferry, England[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 July 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rock Ferry, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Sailing | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1908 London | 12 metre |
James Baxter (8 June 1870 – 5 July 1940) was an English rugby union player and manager.[4]
Baxter was also a crew member of the British boat Mouchette, which won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics for sailing in the 12-metre class.[5]
In 1927, he was president of the Rugby Football Union and managed the British and Irish Lions tour to Argentina in 1927 and the 1930 tour to New Zealand and Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "James Baxter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Bim Baxter". Scrum.com.
- ^ W. W. Wakefield, H. P. Marshall (2013) [1928] Rugger – The History, Theory and Practice of Rugby Football: The History, Theory and Practice of Rugby Football. Read Books. ISBN 1447486536. p. 422
- ^ "James Baxter". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
External links
[edit]- James Baxter at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- James Baxter at Olympics.com
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