Edgar Welch Leonard (June 19, 1881 – October 7, 1948) was a Harvard graduate and male tennis player from the United States.
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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 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He is best known for his gold medal at the St. Louis Olympics (1904) in the men's doubles event, with partner 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]
At the Cincinnati Open in 1904, Leonard was a singles quarterfinalist and a doubles finalist (with Beals Wright).
References
edit- ^ "Edgar Leonard Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ "Edgar Leonard". Olympedia. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- From Club Court to Center Court, The Evolution of Professional Tennis in Cincinnati by Phillip S. Smith
External links
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- Edgar Leonard at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Edgar Leonard at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Edgar Leonard at the International Tennis Federation
- Edgar Leonard at TennisArchives.com
- Edgar Leonard at Olympedia
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