Magnificent
Achievements
Sport brings challenge, and a vital
balance to academic life. The expertise
and enthusiasm of our coaching staff
readies boys to represent their sport
at regional, county, national and
international level, including at the
Olympics. The redevelopment of
the PE Centre will allow all our boys
to enjoy and participate in a variety
of sports, while enabling the most
talented and driven to train and
compete at the highest level.
The first modern Olympic Games took
place in Athens almost 125 years ago in
1896. Since then Old Wykehamists have
competed in no less than 16 different
Olympics. They have won 17 medals
of which 7 were gold, although some
might argue this should have been 8!
Here we celebrate some of these
magnificent achievements.
Noel is the only OW to win a gold
medal at an Olympics without having
to play in a final for the medal. Noel
qualified for the final of the Men’s
Singles Rackets and his opponent
withdrew after injuring his arm in
the semi-final.
This was also the very first gold medal
awarded at the 1908 London Olympic
Games and the first gold medal won
by a Wykehamist.