Carl van Geyzel (19 December 1902 – 18 January 1971) was a British and Sri Lankan

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and

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er. He competed in the men's high jump at the

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. His Ceylon national record in the high jump stood for more than 25 years. He also played in two

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matches in the 1920s, including one for

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* 1902 births 1971 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics English cricketers Sri Lankan male high jumpers British male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Cambridge University cricketers People from British Ceylon Sportspeople from Colombo {{England-cricket-bio-1900s-stub

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