John Michael George "Jack" Lumsden (25 April 1927 – 22 October 2012) was a British

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running. The sport wa ...

. He was the son of Lieutenant-General

Herbert Lumsden Lieutenant-General Herbert William Lumsden, (8 April 1897 – 6 January 1945) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First and Second World Wars. He commanded the 1st Armoured Division in the Western Desert campaign, and late ...

and brother of

Peter Lumsden (racing driver) Peter James Scott Lumsden, CBE (20 February 1929 – 15 October 2017) was a British privateer motorsport competitor who gained renown between 1959 and 1965 racing at Le Mans, the Nürburgring, Silverstone & Goodwood before twice winning at Bran ...

. He competed at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

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* 1927 births 2012 deaths British male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Great Britain Modern pentathletes at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Marylebone Athletes from the City of Westminster {{UK-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub