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George Cornet

Full name: George Thomson Cornet
Gender: Male
Height: 6'3" (191 cm)
Weight: 216 lbs (98 kg)
Born: July 15, 1877 in Inverness, Highland, Great Britain
Died: November 22, 1952 in Liverpool, Merseyside, Great Britain
Affiliations: Inverness Swim Club
Country: GBR Great Britain
Sport: Water Polo

Medals: 2 Gold (2 Total)

Biography

George Cornet of the Inverness SC was the oldest member of the winning British team at both the 1908 and 1912 Olympics. He played 17 times as a back for Scotland between 1897 and 1912, and his working life was spent as an employee of the Highland Railway.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1908 Summer 30 London Water Polo Men's Water Polo Great Britain GBR 1 Gold
1912 Summer 34 Stockholm Water Polo Men's Water Polo Great Britain GBR 1 Gold

Men's Water Polo

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result G
1908 Summer 30 London Water Polo Great Britain GBR Final Round Match 1/2 1 1908-07-22 GBR 9, BEL 2 0
1912 Summer 34 Stockholm Water Polo Great Britain GBR Final Round Match 1/2 1 1912-07-13 GBR 8, AUT 0
1912 Summer 34 Stockholm Water Polo Great Britain GBR Semi-Finals Match #2 1 1912-07-11 GBR 6, SWE 3 0
1912 Summer 34 Stockholm Water Polo Great Britain GBR Round One Match #1 1 1912-07-07 GBR 7, BEL 5 0