Christian Gitsham at the 1912 Olympics
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Born | 15 October 1888 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
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Died | 16 June 1956 (aged 67) | |||||||||
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Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||
Medal record
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Christopher William "Chris" Gitsham (15 October 1888 – 16 June 1956) was a South African athlete, who mainly competed in the men's marathon.
Gitsham competed for South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in , Sweden where he won the silver medal in the men's marathon event. He also competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics, but did not finish.