TOKYO OLYMPICS SPECIAL Olympic Gold! Tom McEwen (H, 2009) was picked, with his horse, Toledo De Kerser, to compete with the formidable GB eventing team at the Tokyo Olympics. Brilliantly, the team won the team Gold medal and Tom
won the individual Silver! During his time at College, alongside his commitments to College sport such as playing for the unbeaten 1st XV (Autumn Term, 2008-09), Tom continued his eventing. This included being a part of the College eventing team that won the National School’s Championships.
OLYMPICS ARCHIVE SNIPPET The Rev Robert Stuart de Courcy Laffan, former Head of College from 1895–1899 was instrumental in the movement to reinstate the Olympics, and was one of the founders to the British Olympics Association, eventually supporting our bid to host the 1908 Olympics in Britain. Godfrey Brown, history teacher at College from 1943-1950, had an impressive track record, having won Gold in 400m Relay at the Berlin Olympics 1936.
SOCIETY
In addition to the two recently won by Tom McEwen at the Tokyo Olympics, above, Old Cheltonians have, now, won nine Olympic medals. Two were won by Allan Jay (Xt, 1948) who competed in five Olympic games as a foil and épée fencer.
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After leaving College, Tom continued to dedicate himself to his sport and was short listed for both the London and Rio Olympics. Tom was over the moon to be picked for Tokyo and now there are medals to boot! Huge congratulations!
Working with Olympians Henry Davis, sports science teacher and Resident Tutor in Newick House (2012-2020) was pleased and proud to be working with Team GB Olympians through his work with the English Institute of Sport. He supported the women’s and men’s hockey teams, Paralympians Natasha Baker (double Gold for dressage), Jeanette Chippington (canoe) and Sophie Christiansen (equestrian), and the Paralympic rowing squad!
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