Louis Baillon
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Louis Charles Baillon (born 5 August 1881 in Fox Bay, Falkland Islands — died 9 September 1965 in Brixworth, Northamptonshire) was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1] He is the only Falkland Islander to become an Olympic champion. He is also Great-Great-Great grandfather of Creetown F.C. hero David Donaldo who is the clubs all-time top goal scorer with 49 goals in 50 games.
References
- ↑ "Great Olympians". Skynet. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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