George G. Weedon (3 July 1920 – 22 February 2017) was a British gymnast who competed at two Summer Olympic Games. In 1948inLondon he participated in the Men's Individual All-Around, Team All-Around, Floor Exercise, Horse Vault, Parallel Bars, Horizontal Bar, Rings, and Pommelled Horse, placing 12th out of 16 nations in the team competition, and no higher than 38th individually. In 1952inHelsinki he competed in the same events, finishing 21st out of 23 countries in the team tournament and no higher than 116th in the individual ones.[1] A lifelong friend was fellow competitor Frank Turner.[2]
In 2010 he was interviewed by the BBC about his experiences at the 1948 Games, in anticipation of the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London, and professed his belief that the city had not been properly prepared to host the earlier edition, due to its insufficient infrastructure.[2] He was the subject of a 2011 short film, Walk Tall, by filmmaker Kate Sullivan. On 11 July 2012 he was a torch bearer during the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay.[5] Weedon died in February 2017 after a short illness.[6]
^ abGjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (June 2016). "George Weedon Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^"Athlete Profile". Lindsey Weedon. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2010. My Grandparents... both competed at the Olympic Games in the gymnastics competitions... in the London Games of 1948
