Evan Baillie Noel (23 January 1879 – 22 December 1928) was an English rackets player who competed in the

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for Great Britain. He won the gold medal in the men's singles event and the bronze medal in the men's doubles competition, where he played with Henry Leaf. He also competed in the Olympic jeu de paume tournament but was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Evan Noel was educated at

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and

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. His daughter Susan Noel was a squash and

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player.

References

External links

Evan Noel at databaseOlympics.com

* 1879 births 1928 deaths Racquets players English real tennis players English Olympic competitors Olympic racquets players for Great Britain Olympic real tennis players for Great Britain Racquets players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Jeu de paume players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge People educated at Winchester College Tennis writers Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{England-tennis-bio-stub