Philip Cave Kingsford (10 August 1891 – 26 July 1919) was a British

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...

who competed at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. He finished 15th in the

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and 19th in the standing long jump event. In 1914 Kingsford won the

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long jump title and finished fourth in the triple jump. He served with the Middlesex Regiment in India.

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1891 births 1919 deaths British male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{UK-athletics-bio-stub