Edgar Leonard
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| Full name | Edgar Welch Leonard | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 19, 1881 West Newton, Massachusetts, USA | ||||||||||||||
| Died | October 7, 1948 (aged 67) New York City, New York, USA | ||||||||||||||
| College | Harvard University | ||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 11–6 | ||||||||||||||
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| US Open | SF (1904) | ||||||||||||||
| Career record | no value | ||||||||||||||
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Edgar Welch Leonard (June 19, 1881 – October 7, 1948) was a Harvard graduate and male tennis player from the United States.
He is best known for his gold medal at the St. Louis Olympics (1904) in the men's doubles event, partnering Beals Wright. In the men's singles event he won a bronze medal.[1] Leonard reached the semifinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1904 and the quarterfinals in 1901 and 1906.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Edgar Leonard Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ "Edgar Leonard". Olympedia. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Edgar Leonard at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Edgar Leonard at the Tennis Archives
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