Louis Marchant

Louis Marchant
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1916-07-05)5 July 1916[1]
Wandsworth, England
Died1983 (aged 67)
Sport
SportDiving
Event
Platform
ClubHighgate Diving Club
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
1947 Monte Carlo 10 m platform
Representing  England
British Empire Games
1934 London 10 m platform

Louis Walter George Marchant (5 July 1916 – 1983) was an English diver who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Marchant was born in Wandsworth, London and was a member of the Highgate Diving Club.[2]

Marchant represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[3] in London, where he competed in the 10 metres platform event,[4] winning a bronze medal.[5]

At the 1948 Olympic Games in London, he also competed in the men's 10 metre platform event.[6][2]

References

  1. ^ "Births". Free BMD.
  2. ^ a b "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. ^ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Louis Marchant Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.