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Richard Turner (footballer, born 1882)

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Olympic medal record
Men's football
Representing  Great Britain
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Team competition

Richard Rennie Turner (24 April 1882 in Hornsey – 1 December 1960 in Worthing) was a British footballer who won a gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics as part of the Upton Park club side. Turner was an outside-right with Crouch End Vampires who joined Upton Park solely for the period of the Olympics. He scored one goal against the USFSA team.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Turner". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

Sources

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  • Ian Buchanan, British Olympians, Guinness, London, 1991.
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