 Christian Gitsham at the 1912 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 October 1888 Pietermaritzburg,Colony of Natal | |||||||||||
| Died | 16 June 1956 (aged 67) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Christopher William Gitsham (15 October 1888 – 16 June 1956) was a South Africanathlete, who mainly competed in the men'smarathon.[1]
Gitsham competed for South Africa at the1912 Summer Olympics held inStockholm,Sweden where he won thesilver medal in the men's marathon event.[2] He also competed in the marathon at the1920 Summer Olympics, but did not finish.[2]
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