Albert Edward Betts (8 February 1888 – 20 February 1924) was a British

gymnast Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

and in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

. He was born in

Birmingham, West Midlands Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...

, and was the fifth child and fourth son of John Betts (1854-1912) and Ellen (née Pountney) (1855-1944).Indexed birth and death records. He was part of the British team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912. As a member of the British team in 1920 he finished fifth in the team, European system competition.

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* 1888 births 1924 deaths Gymnasts from Birmingham, West Midlands British male artistic gymnasts English male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{UK-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub