Cyril Butler Holmes (11 January 1915 – 21 June 1996) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also capped three times for the England national rugby union team

He was born and died in Bolton.

Cyril Holmes

In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 100 metres event.

Cyril Holmes

Holmes was one of Britain's top sprinters in the late 1930s. In 1937 he won the AAA 100y in 9.9 seconds and both sprints at the World University Games.

Cyril Holmes

At the 1938 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 100 yards in 9.7 seconds and 220 yards in 21.2 seconds. He was also a member of the English relay team which won the silver medal in the 4×110 yards competition. In 1939 he won the AAA 220 yards in 21.9 seconds.

Personal Bests: 100y – 9.7 (1938); 100 – 10.5 (1939); 220y – 21.2 (1938).

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Scrum: Cyril Holmes

1915 births

1996 deaths

Sportspeople from Bolton

English male sprinters

British male sprinters

Olympic athletes for Great Britain

Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games

Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England

Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England

England international rugby union players

Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics

Lancashire County RFU players

20th-century English people

Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games