William Titt (8 February 1881 – 5 May 1956) was a British

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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 ...

and in 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 was born in

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. Originally named William Lebeau he took on the name of William Titt after his stepfather. When his stepfather died he reverted to the original Lebeau. As a member of the British team in 1908 he finished eighth in the

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competition. He was part of the British team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912.

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William Titt's profile at databaseOlympics
1881 births 1956 deaths Sportspeople from Cork (city) British male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub