Vane Hungerford Pennell (16 August 1876 – 17 June 1938) was an

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and

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player who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

for Great Britain.

Life

Vane Pennell was educated at

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, Charterhouse and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

. He won the 1904 amateur tennis championship and the 1907 gold prize at Lords. In the 1908 Olympics he won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition together with

John Jacob Astor John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) was a German-American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor who made his fortune mainly in a fur trade monopoly, by smuggling opium into China, and ...

. In the men's singles event he lost his first match. He also competed in the Olympic jeu de paume tournament but was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

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1876 births 1938 deaths People educated at Eton College People educated at Charterhouse School Racquets players Olympic racquets players of Great Britain Olympic real tennis players of Great Britain Racquets players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Jeu de paume players at the 1908 Summer Olympics English Olympic medallists Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub