Percival May Davson (30 September 1877 – 5 December 1959) was a British fencer and

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player. He won a silver medal in the team

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event at the

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. He also competed in the

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in 1919. In April 1913, Percival won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships after defeating

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in the final in four sets. Davson was ranked World No. 8 in 1919 by A. Wallis Myers of ''

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''. He reached the Wimbledon quarter finals in 1914 (losing to

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) and 1922 (losing to Randolph Lycett).

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