Tim Melvill
{{short description|English polo player (1877-1951)}}
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Teignmouth Philip Melvill (13 February 1877 – 12 December 1951) was an English champion polo player.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/17976 |title=Tim Melvill |work=Olympedia |access-date=27 August 2021}}
Biography
Melvill was the son of Teignmouth Melvill, a recipient of the Victoria Cross.
He played for England against the United States in the 1924 International Polo Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.westchestercup.org/archives.htm |title=2009 Westchester Cup International High Goal Polo |accessdate=14 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302201426/http://www.westchestercup.org/archives.htm |archivedate=2 March 2012 }} He played in the number 1 position.
Melvill competed for Great Britain in the 1920 Summer Olympics at Antwerp. The British Polo Team defeated Spain in the final to win the gold medal. He died on 12 December 1951.
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Category:English Olympic competitors
Category:Polo players at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic polo players for Great Britain
Category:Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
Category:Olympic medalists in polo
Category:International Polo Cup
Category:Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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