Louis Marchant
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 July 1916[1] Wandsworth, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1983 (aged 67) Chipping Barnet, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Highgate Diving Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "Births". Free BMD.
- ^ a b "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ 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.