Edward James Toms (11 December 1899 – 2 January 1971) was a

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who competed mainly in the

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. Toms competed for Great Britain in the

held in

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in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates George Renwick, Richard Ripley and Guy Butler. Toms also competed in the 400 metres event but was eliminated in the second round.

References

External links

Edward Toms at databaseOlympics.com
1899 births 1971 deaths British male sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Uxbridge Athletes from the London Borough of Hillingdon {{UK-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub