Croquet (UK: /ˈkroʊkeɪ, -ki/ or US: /kroʊˈkeɪ/) is a sport which involves hitting wooden, plastic, or composite balls with a mallet through hoops (often...
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World Croquet Federation (Retrieved on April 6, 2008) "Georges Johin". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 December 2020. Georges Johin at Olympics.com Georges Johin...
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics, three croquet events were contested. Seven men and three women participated. The doubles competition was scheduled first...
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The 1900 Olympic Croquet doubles tournament has only one double from France known. It was held on 22 July 1900. The rest of the results are unknown. Gaston...
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Croquet Association, which was formed as the United All England Croquet Association in 1897, is the national governing body for the sport of croquet in...
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The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), also known as the All England Club, based at Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private...
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with Georges Johin taking second and Chrétien Waydelich third. This was the only appearance of the event at the Olympics; it was one of three croquet competitions...
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major tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was played on...
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William Hawks (section Croquet)
3W. "George Sanders". United States Croquet Association. William Hawks at IMDb Patricia Hawks at IMDb "William 'Bill' Hawks". United States Croquet Association...
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Billy the Kid (redirect from Croquet Tintype)
of croquet?". The New Mexican. Archived from the original on May 8, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2017. "Billy the Kid Experts Weigh in on the Croquet Photo"...
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The United States Croquet Hall of Fame was established in 1979 by the Croquet Foundation of America to recognize individuals with exceptional skill in...
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Permanent Court of International Justice in 1923 All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, the venue for the tennis tournament Radio Wimbledon, the official...
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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (redirect from Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick)
charitable organisations. He was president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, presenting the trophies to the Wimbledon champion and runner-up,...
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The Croquet Game (French: 'La Partie de Croquet') is an 1873 oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet, now in the Städel Museum in Frankfurt. It shows...
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Bernard Neal (redirect from Bernard George Neal)
engineering at Imperial College London and the winner of the All England croquet championship on 38 occasions. Bernard Neal won the Open Championship twice...
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Wimbledon, is a tennis tournament organized by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in collaboration with the Lawn Tennis Association annually in Wimbledon...
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played in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is considered a precursor to croquet. Related to Italian trucco (also known as lawn billiards or trucks in English)...
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1900 Summer Olympics (section Croquet)
history of the Games, including angling, motor racing, ballooning, cricket, croquet, Basque pelota, 200m swimming obstacle race and underwater swimming. This...
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The Hurlingham Club (section Croquet)
winter months. Hurlingham has been at the centre of world croquet for many years. The Croquet Association had its headquarters in the club from 1959 to...
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Durhamstown (section Origins of croquet)
of the townland was 319 people. According to histories of the game of Croquet, an early set of rules of the game were compiled by an anonymous writer...
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St George Wharf Tower, also known as the Vauxhall Tower, is a residential skyscraper in Vauxhall, London, and part of the St George Wharf development....
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when a tribe of primitive "mudpeople" performing a sacrifice encounter a croquet ball, rolling through their forest. Following it, they find themselves...
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Pinehurst Resort (category Croquet in the United States)
United States Croquet Association hall of fame and, now retired, croquet professional at Pinehurst resort. Ron Lloyd took over as the croquet professional...
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Gaston Aumoitte (category French croquet players)
medal in Doubles (with Georges Johin), as the only participants in that competition. "1900 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Croquet" Archived 2007-02-06...
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Hearts (Miranda Richardson). The Queen invites her to a bizarre game of croquet, but her love for beheading people annoys Alice. The Cheshire Cat's face...
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Hearts' Fish Footman delivers a croquet invitation to the Duchess's Frog Footman, which he then presents to the Duchess. George (Richard E. Grant), first footman...
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No. 2 Court is a tennis court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London. Unlike the other three Grand Slam events, Wimbledon...
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Handel Elvey (category English croquet players)
Reverend George Frederick Handel Elvey (29 June 1883 – 20 March 1967) was a croquet player from England. He was the youngest son of composer George Elvey...
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Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, comprising singles, doubles and mixed...
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Laurel Bank Park (category Croquet in Australia)
cold-climate mature trees considered of horticultural importance. Two croquet lawns and a croquet clubhouse were added to the park in the 1930s. During World War...
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