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US tennis player
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Male
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Birth:
19 June 1881(West Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Death:
7 October 1948(New York City, New York, U.S.A.)
The details
Biography
Edgar Welch Leonard (June 19, 1881 – October 7, 1948) was a Harvard graduate and male tennis player from the United States.
He is best known for his gold medal at the St. Louis Olympics (1904) in the men's doubles event, partnering Beals Wright. In the men's singles event he won a bronze medal. Leonard reached the semifinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1904 and the quarterfinals in 1901 and 1906.