About Geoffrey Brooke
Lived 1920 – 2009 (aged 88). Geoffrey Brooke was a British modern pentathlete and pentathlete.
Geoffrey Brooke (25 April 1920 – 6 January 2009) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Personal life During the Second World War, Brooke served in the Royal Navy on the destroyer and the battleships and . He survived the sinking of the latter in December 1941 and managed to escape Singapore in February 1942. Brooke was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for putting out fires on in the latter part of the war and served in the navy until 1958.
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Who was Geoffrey Brooke?
modern pentathlete
When was Geoffrey Brooke born?
Geoffrey Brooke was born on 25 April 1920 in Bath.
When did Geoffrey Brooke die?
Geoffrey Brooke died on 6 January 2009.
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Geoffrey Brooke was a modern pentathlete and pentathlete.
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Geoffrey Brooke was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Geoffrey Brooke. https://biography.guide/geoffrey-brooke-modern-pentathlete/
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