- Cyril Holmes
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Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for England British Empire Games Gold 1938 Sydney 100 yd Gold 1938 Sydney 220 yd Silver 1938 Sydney 4×110 yd Cyril Butler Holmes (11 January 1915 – 21 June 1996) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also capped three times for the England national rugby union team
He was born and died in Bolton.
In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 100 metres event.
At the 1938 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 100 yards contest and in the 220 yards event. He was also a member of the English relay team which won the silver medal in the 4×110 yards competition.
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Commonwealth Champions in Men's 100 m 1930 – 1966: 100 yards • 1970 – 2006: 100 metres 1930: Percy Williams (CAN) • 1934: Arthur Sweeney (ENG) • 1938: Cyril Holmes (ENG) • 1950: John Treloar (AUS) • 1954: Mike Agostini (TRI) • 1958: Keith Gardner (JAM) • 1962: Seraphino Antao (KEN) • 1966: Harry Jerome (CAN) • 1970 – 1978: Don Quarrie (JAM) • 1982: Allan Wells (SCO) • 1986: Ben Johnson (CAN) • 1990 – 1994: Linford Christie (ENG) • 1998: Ato Boldon (TRI) • 2002: Kim Collins (SKN) • 2006: Asafa Powell (JAM) • 2010: Lerone Clarke (JAM)
Commonwealth Champions in Men's 200 m 1930 – 1966: 220 yards • 1970 – present: 200 metres 1930: Stanley Engelhart (ENG) • 1934: Arthur Sweeney (ENG) • 1938: Cyril Holmes (ENG) • 1950: John Treloar (AUS) • 1954: Don Jowett (NZL) • 1958: Tom Robinson (BAH) • 1962: Seraphino Antao (KEN) • 1966: Stanley Allotey (GHA) • 1970 – 1974: Don Quarrie (JAM) • 1978: Allan Wells (SCO) • 1982: Mike McFarlane (ENG) and Allan Wells (SCO) • 1986: Atlee Mahorn (CAN) • 1990: Marcus Adam (ENG) • 1994: Frankie Fredericks (NAM) • 1998: Julian Golding (ENG) • 2002: Frankie Fredericks (NAM) • 2006: Omar Brown (JAM) • 2010: Leon Baptiste (ENG)
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