Alfred Messenger
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Alfred William Messenger (born 4 December 1887 - 1968) was a British gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Birmingham, West Midlands.[1]
He was part of the British team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912. Following his 1912 medal win he retired from gymnastics and went back to his profession of cabinet making. He enlisted in the army in 1915 and went on to serve in France and India.
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- ^ "Alfred Messenger". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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