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noel the 1920 olympics turnbull -lrb- right -rrb- and max woosnam at 17 december 1970 -lrb- aged 79 -rrb- whitby , north yorkshire , england highgate , london , great britain tennis 20 december 1890 max woosnam and noel turnbull 1920.jpg noel turnbull

noel turnbull

oswald graham noel turnbull -lrb- 20 december 1890 -- 17 december 1970 -rrb- was an english tennis player .
he is best known for his gold medal in the men 's doubles event -lrb- with maxwell woosnam -rrb- at the 1920 antwerp olympics .
before world war i turnbull worked at the family firm of ship-owners .
during the war he served as a driver , and during the battle of the somme won the military cross .
in 1919 he had his first major tennis tournament , the davis cup .
in 1921 he played again in the cup and won the singles at the portuguese championships , but then disappeared from tennis for four years to focus on golf .
in 1926 he returned to the davis cup , and in 1928 again won the singles at the portuguese championships .
