Richard Webster (athlete)

Brigadier Frederick Richard "Dick" Webster (31 December 1914 – 28 September 2009) was a British Army officer and Olympic pole vaulter.

Biography

Educated at Bedford School and Christ's College, Cambridge, Webster competed in both the 1936 Olympics and the 1948 Olympics. He held the British pole vaulting record between 1936 and 1950.

References

  • "Brigadier Dick Webster". The Daily Telegraph. 5 November 2009.



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