6th Marquess of Exeter

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The 6th Marquess of Exeter, David Cecil, was a British aristocrat, Olympic gold-medal hurdler, and influential sports administrator who played a key role in the International Olympic Committee.

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instanceOf British aristocrat ⓘ
Olympic gold medalist ⓘ
athlete ⓘ
human ⓘ
hurdler ⓘ
member of the House of Lords ⓘ
sports administrator ⓘ
burialPlace St Martin’s Church, Stamford ⓘ
child William Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter ⓘ
competedIn 1928 Summer Olympics ⓘ
1932 Summer Olympics ⓘ
1936 Summer Olympics ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1905-02-09 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1981-10-22 ⓘ
describedBySource Olympic records and historical sports references ⓘ
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
Magdalene College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
event 400 metres hurdles ⓘ
familyName Cecil ⓘ
father William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter ⓘ
givenName David ⓘ
memberOf British Olympic Association ⓘ
International Amateur Athletic Federation ⓘ
International Olympic Committee ⓘ
mother Myra Orde-Powlett ⓘ
nobleTitle 6th Marquess of Exeter ⓘ
Lord Burghley ⓘ
notableAchievement Olympic champion in 400 metres hurdles ⓘ
notableRole leading figure in the International Olympic Committee ⓘ
notableWork development of Olympic athletics administration ⓘ
parliamentaryHouse House of Lords ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
politicalAffiliation Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of Bermuda ⓘ
chairman of the British Olympic Association ⓘ
member of the International Olympic Committee ⓘ
president of the International Amateur Athletic Federation ⓘ
represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games ⓘ
residence Burghley House ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sport athletics ⓘ
hurdling ⓘ
spouse Hon. Diana Henderson ⓘ
wonMedal gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in men’s 400 metres hurdles ⓘ

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David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter → nobleTitleOrdinal → 6th Marquess of Exeter ⓘ
subject linked to: David Cecil
Marquesses of Exeter → notableMember → David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter ⓘ
linked to: 6th Marquess of Exeter
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter → nobleTitle → 6th Marquess of Exeter ⓘ
subject linked to: 6th Marquess of Exeter