Percy Legard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Percy Legard

Modern pentathlete, Nordic combined skier

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1906

Place of Birth: Saltash, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1980

Profession: ski jumper, Nordic combined skier, modern pentathlete, pentathlete

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Percy Legard (17 June 1906 – 16 February 1980) was a British Army officer and sportsman.
Legard competed as an Olympian in both Summer and Winter disciplines.
He was, respectively, a modern pentathlete and a Nordic combined skier.
He also took part in the demonstration of the winter pentathlon as an Olympic sport.
In addition, he took part in the inaugural meeting of the Badminton Horse Trials.
He was a regular officer in the British Army and during the Second World War he served in the Commandos, where he was the initial Commanding Officer of No.4 Commando.