James Palmer-Tomkinson
James Algernon Palmer-Tomkinson (born James Algernon Tomkinson; 3 April 1915 – 7 January 1952) was a British alpine ski racer who competed in the Winter Olympics in 1936 and 1948. He also competed and won in the Oxford-Cambridge ski race for Oxford, winning in 1935.[1]
He was the grandson of James Tomkinson and the father of Charles Palmer-Tomkinson and Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson, also Winter Olympians.
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, he finished 14th in the combined, the sole alpine event, at Garmisch, Germany.[2]
Palmer-Tomkinson died at age 36 after a skiing accident in Switzerland.[3]
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