Cyril Cupid
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | January 1908[1] Swansea, Wales |
| Died | June 1965 England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprints |
| Club | Swansea Valley AC |
Cyril George Cupid, (January 1908 – June 1965) was a Welsh athlete, who competed at the 1934 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Cupid was a member of the Swansea Valley Athletics Club.[2] At the 1933 Welsh national championships, Cupid won the 100 yards title and the following year at the 1934 championships held in Newport, he won both the 100 and 200 yards titles, setting a Welsh record of 9.4-5sec in the former.[3]
He represented Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games[4] in two athletic events; the 100 yards[5][6] and the 220 yards.[7]
In 1936, Cupid was described as being Wales' greatest ever sprinter.[8]
References
- ^ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Port Talbot Harriers Busy". Porthcawl Guardian. 24 May 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Welsh Sprinter's Feat". Daily Mirror. 2 July 1934. p. 28. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Welsh Team". South Wales Daily Post. 3 July 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Empire Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 4 August 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Empire Games Begin". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 4 August 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Cyril Cupid A Great Sprinter". South Wales Daily Post. 9 April 1936. p. 9. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.