# Percy Mann

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{{Short description|British athlete}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name= Percy Mann
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|birth_date= 12 May 1888
|birth_place= [Eltham](/source/Eltham), London
| death_date = 23 September 1974 (aged 86)
| death_place = [Warrington](/source/Warrington), England
|sport=Athletics
|event= 880y/880m
|club= Polytechnic Harriers
}}

'''Percy Edward Mann''' (12 May 1888 – 23 September 1974) was a British [track and field](/source/track_and_field) athlete who competed in the [1912 Summer Olympics](/source/1912_Summer_Olympics).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=4970|title=Percy Edward Mann|website=www.olympics.org.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225030455/http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=4970 |archive-date=February 25, 2010 |url-status=dead}}
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== Career ==
Mann, born in [Eltham](/source/Eltham), finished third behind German [Hanns Braun](/source/Hanns_Braun) in the 880 yards event at the [1912 AAA Championships](/source/1912_AAA_Championships).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19120624/214/0014 |title=Athletic Championship |work=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer |date=24 June 1912 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=2 November 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003329/19120624/106/0004 |title=Amateur Athletic Championship  |work=Leicester Evening Mail |date=24 June 1912  |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=15 November 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=15 November 2024 }}</ref>

Shortly after the [AAA Championships](/source/AAA_Championships), Mann competed for Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden. He was eliminated in the semi-finals of the [800 metres competition](/source/Athletics_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres). He died in [Warrington](/source/Warrington).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69276 |title=Percy Mann |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref>

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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042930/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/percy-mann-1.html sports-reference.com]
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Category:1888 births
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Category:English men middle-distance runners
Category:British men middle-distance runners
Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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