John Creyghton Ainsworth-Davies (23 April 1895 in Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. Often colloquially known as Aber, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol....

, Wales

Wales

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  - 3 January 1976) was a Welsh

Wales

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 athlete.

Olympic Gold Medalist, Antwerp 1920

He was a winner of an Olympic Gold medal in 4x400 m relay

Relay race

During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...

 at the 1920 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

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At the Antwerp Olympics

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

 in 1920, John Ainsworth-Davies finished fifth in 400 m and ran the third leg in the British 4x400 m team, which won the gold medal in 3:22.2.

Surgeon

He competed rarely after 1920 to concentrate on his medical career. He became a urological surgeon

Surgeon

In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...

 and Secretary of the Royal Society of Medicine

Royal Society of Medicine

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. During World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 he was head of the surgical division of the RAF hospital at RAF Cosford

RAF Cosford

RAF Cosford is a Royal Air Force station in Cosford, Shropshire, just to the northwest of Wolverhampton and next to Albrighton.-History:...

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