- John Ainsworth-Davies
John Creyghton Ainsworth-Davies (
April 23 ,1895 inAberystwyth ,Wales -January 3 ,1976 ) was a British athlete.Olympic Gold Medalist, Antwerp 1920
He was a winner of an
Olympic Gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the1920 Summer Olympics .At the
Antwerp Olympics in 1920, John Ainsworth-Davies finished fifth in 400 m and ran the third leg in the British 4x400 m team, which won the gold medal in 3:22.2.Surgeon
He competed rarely after 1920 to concentrate on his medical career. He became a
urological surgeon and Secretary of theRoyal Society of Medicine . DuringWorld War II he was head of the surgical division of theRAF hospital atRAF Cosford .References
*Buchanan, Ian "British Olympians". Guinness Publishing (1991) ISBN 0-85112-952-8
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