Richard Coombes

Richard Coombes (18 March 1858[1] – 15 April 1935) was an English journalist.[2]

He was an International Olympic Committee member from 1905 to 1932.[3]

Coombes was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1992[4]

References

  1. ^ W. F. Mandle (1981). "Richard (Dick) Coombes (1858–1935)". Coombes, Richard (1858–1935). MUP. pp. 104–105. Retrieved 8 June 2008. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Henniker, Garth; Jobling, Ian F (November 1989), "Richard Coombes and the Olympic movement in Australia: imperialism and nationalism in action", Sporting Traditions, 6 (1): 2–15, ISSN 0813-2577
  3. ^ "AOC Office Bearers and Australian IOC Members". Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ [1]

Serle, Percival (1949). "Coombes, Richard". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.

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