Herbert Loveitt
Birth nameHerbert Arthur Loveitt
Date of birth8 March 1874[1]
Place of birthEasenhall, Warwickshire, Great Britain[1]
Date of death18 February 1909 (aged 34)[1]
Place of deathCoventry, Great Britain[1]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight71 kg (157 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
? Coventry RFC ? (?) (? (?))
Medal record
Men's rugby union
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1900 Paris Team competition

Herbert Arthur Loveitt (8 March 1874 – 18 February 1909) was a British rugby union player.[2] He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and won silver as part of the Great Britain team in what was the first rugby union competition at an Olympic Games.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herbert Loveitt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Herbert Loveitt". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Live, Coventry (18 March 2009). "Forgotten story of Coventry and Warwickshire's first Olympic heroes". CoventryLive. Retrieved 10 April 2022.


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