Clement Pemberton Deykin (1 October 1877 – 14 March 1969) was a

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player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lapley, Staffordshire, and played for

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RFC. He was a member of the British rugby union team, which won the silver medal. He died in

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, Canada.

References

External links

Clement Deykin at databaseOlympics.com

* 1877 births 1969 deaths English rugby union players Rugby union players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby union players for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics People from Staffordshire (before 1974) Rugby union players from Staffordshire English emigrants to Canada Moseley Rugby Football Club players {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub