Kinson: gravestone of Britain?s first Olympic athletics champion
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Kinson: gravestone of Britain?s first Olympic athletics champion
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 19 Mar 2017
Charles Bennett, Britain's first Olympic athletics gold medallist, is buried in Kinson churchyard (Image). He won the 1500m in 1900 in a time of 4:06. The gravestone is a replacement one from 2011. He died in 1949 according to the Wikipedia list of Charles Bennetts, and in 1950 according to his actual Wikipedia page - but I guess we'd better assume the gravestone is correct, with 1948!
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50.771286
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-1.905785