John Edward "Jack" London (January 13, 1905 – May 2, 1966) was a British

Great Britain

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 athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

He competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics

1928 Summer Olympics

The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...

 held in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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, Netherlands

Netherlands

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 in the 100 metres where he won the silver medal. He then ran in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Cyril Gill

Cyril Gill

Cyril Gill was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Edward Smouha, Walter Rangeley and Jack London....

, Edward Smouha and Walter Rangeley

Walter Rangeley

Walter Rangeley was an English athlete who competed mainly in the sprintsHe was born in Salford and died in Glyndŵr....

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