WW1 Olympians

[The Ibis]

If you're on the Twitter gimmick, type #WW1Olympians into the search function. There is a guy called Nicolai Eberholst (https://twitter.com/PikeGrey1418) who is posting stories and photos about Olympians who fought in the First World War. There is some interesting stuff. As but one example https://twitter.com/PikeGrey1418/status ... 5657454596

https://twitter.com/PikeGrey1418/status ... 5657454596:

Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918)
@PikeGrey1418
Jul 26
#WW1Olympians: Alberto Braglia won Gold for Italy at the All-around individual gymnatics event at both the 1908 and 1912 Games and would also win Gold in 1912 in the team event. In WW1, he served in the Italian Army as an infantryman. #Tokyo2020

[Sheldrake]

I'll give you three Britons

In 1908, both Christopher and Noel Chevasse - identical twins represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games in the 400 metres. Noel finished third in his heat while Christopher finished second, but only the heat winners progressed to the semi-finals. In January 1909, Noel joined the Oxford University Officers' Training Corps Medical Unit. Noel would be one of three recipients of two VC awards.

Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame is the only person to have won an Olympic gold medal and Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military award. In December 1914 in Neuve Chapelle, France, shortly after the start of World War One, as a member of the Royal Engineers he single-handedly delayed a German enemy advance using "jam tin" hand grenades and received the Victoria Cross. Then at the 1924 Olympics in Paris he won a gold medal as a member of Britain's running deer team, a competition involving teams of four firing single shots, where a moving target simulated the animal.