Percival May Davson (30 September 1877 – 5 December 1959) was a British fencer and

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player. He won a silver medal in the team

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event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the Davis Cup in 1919. In April 1913 Percival won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships after defeating

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in the final in four sets. Davson was ranked World No. 8 in 1919 by A. Wallis Myers of ''

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* * * * 1877 births 1959 deaths British male fencers British male tennis players Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century British people {{UK-fencing-bio-stub