Percy Legard

Athlete

1906 –

42

Who is Percy Legard?

Percy Legard was a British Army officer and sportsman.

Legard competed as an Olympian in both Summer and Winter disciplines. He was, respectively, a modern pentathlete and a Nordic combined skier. He also took part in the demonstration of the winter pentathlon as an Olympic sport. In addition, he took part in the inaugural meeting of the Badminton Horse Trials.

He was a regular officer in the British Army and during the Second World War he served in the Commandos, where he was the initial Commanding Officer of No.4 Commando.

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Born
Jun 17, 1906
Saltash
Lived in
  • Saltash

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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