Commodore Douglas Mortimer Lewes Neame DSO Bar (9 October 1901 – 13 June 1988) was an English

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athlete who at the

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Biography

Neame was born in Hanover Square . At the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, he was eliminated in the first round of the 110 metre hurdles event. Neame finished third behind Luigi Facelli in the 440 yards hurdles event at the 1929 AAA Championships. Shortly before the

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in Canada, Neame finished third behind Lord burghley and Facelli in the 440 yards event at the 1930 AAA Championships. At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the 440 yards hurdles competition. He carried the

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across the English Channel for the 1948 Olympic Games. He died in

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References

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1901 births 1988 deaths Athletes from the City of Westminster English male hurdlers British male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games 20th-century English sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{England-hurdles-athletics-bio-stub