Valentine Smith
Date of birth21 September 1873
Place of birthBirmingham, England
Date of death8 August 1940(1940-08-08) (aged 66)[1]
Place of deathCynwyd, Denbighshire, Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
? Nuneaton Old Edwardians ? (?) (? (?))
Medal record
Men's rugby union
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1900 Paris Team competition

Valentine Smith (21 September 1873 – 8 August 1940) was a British rugby union player. He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and won silver as part of the Great Britain team in what was the first rugby union competition at an Olympic Games.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Valentine Smith at Olympedia
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "V. Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2016.


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