Bernard Babington Smith

Bernard Babington-Smith (1905-1993) was an English pole vaulter.

Bernard Babington-Smith
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born(1905-10-26)26 October 1905
London
Died23 September 1993(1993-09-23) (aged 87)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Pole Vault

Athletics

He competed in the pole vault at the 1930 British Empire Games for England.[1][2]

Personal life

He was a merchant, author and wartime photographer and later a senior lecturer in Experimental Psychology at Oxford University and was awarded an OBE. His brother was Michael Babington Smith.

References

  1. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.


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