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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
Born | Wallasey, England | 4 April 1916||||||||||||||
Died | 2 June 1961 Lisbon, Portugal | (aged 45)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Alan Pennington (4 April 1916 – 2 June 1961) was a British sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
He served in World War II reaching the rank of Captain. He committed suicide in a hotel room in Lisbon.[2]