Carl van Geyzel
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British / Sri Lankan |
| Born | 19 December 1902 Colombo, Ceylon |
| Died | 18 January 1971 (aged 68) Lunuwila, Sri Lanka |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | Achilles Club |
Carl Theodore van Geyzel (19 December 1902 – 18 January 1971) was a British and Sri Lankan athlete and cricketer who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]Van Geyzel became the national high jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1927 AAA Championships.[1][2]
The following year in 1928 he finished second behind Claude Ménard in the high jump event at the 1928 AAA Championships.[3][4][5] Shortly afterwards he represented Great Britain at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he competed in the men's high jump at the 1928 Olympics Games.
His Ceylon national record in the high jump stood for more than 25 years.[6]
He also played in two first-class cricket matches in the 1920s, including one for Cambridge University Cricket Club.[7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carl van Geyzel Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Carl van Geyzel". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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