About Cyril Cupid
Lived 1908 – 1965 (aged 56–57). Cyril Cupid was an athletics competitor and sprinter.
Cyril George Cupid, (January 1908 – June 1965) was a Welsh athlete, who competed at the 1934 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography Cupid was a member of the Swansea Valley Athletics Club. At the 1933 Welsh national championships, Cupid won the 100 yards title and the following year at the 1934 championships held in Newport, he won both the 100 and 200 yards titles, setting a Welsh record of 9.4-5sec in the former.
He represented Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games in two athletic events; the 100 yards and the 220 yards.
In 1936, Cupid was described as being Wales' greatest ever sprinter.
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Who was Cyril Cupid?
Welsh athlete
When was Cyril Cupid born?
Cyril Cupid was born in 1908.
When did Cyril Cupid die?
Cyril Cupid died in 1965.
What was Cyril Cupid's occupation?
Cyril Cupid was an athletics competitor and sprinter.
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