John Percival Slim (9 January 1885 – 14 March 1966)
was a
British
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wrestler
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who competed in the
1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908, at the
1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling featherweight class.
References
External links
John Slim's profile at Sports Reference.com
1885 births
1966 deaths
Olympic wrestlers for Great Britain
Wrestlers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
British male sport wrestlers
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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