Morville Chote
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Club | British Army University of Cambridge AC Achilles Club |
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Morville Vincent William Chote (6 October 1924 – 17 March 2023) was a British javelin thrower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Chote was born in Luton, Bedfordshire on 6 October 1924. He was educated at Luton Modern School[2] and studied modern languages at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[3]
He joined the British Army in 1943, serving in World War II. He was commissioned in the Queen's Royal Regiment in July 1944.[4]
Chote finished third behind Jan Stendzenieks in the javelin throw event at the 1948 AAA Championships.[5][6] Shortly afterwards he represented the Great Britain team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he participated in the javelin throw competition, finishing 19th.[2]
Chote worked for the Canada Life insurance company and died on 17 March 2023, at the age of 98.[7][8]
He was the father of British economist Sir Robert Chote.[9]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Morville Chote". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Olympics" (PDF). Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Morville Chote". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Morville Vincent William Chote". Probate Search. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Heads of policy and research organisations". The Times. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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