Christian Gitsham

Christian Gitsham

Christian Gitsham at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born 15 October 1888
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Died 16 June 1956 (aged 67)
Sport
Sport Long-distance running

Christopher William "Chris" Gitsham (15 October 1888 16 June 1956) was a South African athlete, who mainly competed in the men's marathon.

Gitsham competed for South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden where he won the silver medal in the men's marathon event.[1] He also competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics, but did not finish.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Christian Gitsham Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-10-05.


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