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Full name
  
Edgar Welch Leonard

College
  
Harvard University

Name
  
Edgar Leonard

Country (sports)
  
United States

US Open
  
SF (1904)

Born
  
June 19, 1881 West Newton, Massachusetts, USA (
1881-06-19
)

Died
  
October 7, 1948(1948-10-07) (aged 67) New York City, New York, USA

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.

References

Edgar Leonard Wikipedia