Thomas Henry Morris (1896 – 5 January 1974) was a diver and wrestler who represent

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at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

in both sports. Morris was a member of the Melbourne Swimming Club, and in the 1919–20 season he won the clubs diving championship which was his first of 19 consecutive club titles, the following year he also won the Victoria state diving title which was his first of 10 titles in a row. At the

in Amsterdam, Morris competed in three events, in the 3 metre springboard he finished eighth in his qualifying group which wasn't good enough to reach the final, it was the same outcome in the 10 metre platform event after finishing seventh in his qualifying group. At the same Games, Morris became the first Australian to compete in the wrestling events when he entered the

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contest, but unfortunately for Morris he lost all three of his bouts, which wasn't helped having a knee injury and uncertainty of the continental rules that were used in Olympic bouts. In 1949. Morris became chairman of the newly formed Australian Gymnastics Union in preparation for the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

which were held in

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, at those Games Morris was a member of the management committee for the gymnastics arena.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Harry 1896 births 1974 deaths Olympic divers for Australia Divers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Australian male divers Olympic wrestlers for Australia Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Australian male sport wrestlers 20th-century Australian sportspeople People from Fitzroy, Victoria Swimmers from Melbourne Sportsmen from Victoria (state)