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Christian Gitsham

Christian Gitsham
1912 Athletics men's marathon - Christian Gitsham.JPG
Christian Gitsham at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born 15 October 1888
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Died 16 June 1956 (aged 67)
Sport
Sport Long-distance running

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.



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