Croquet (UK: /ˈkroʊkeɪ, -ki/ or US: /kroʊˈkeɪ/) is a sport that involves hitting wooden, plastic, or composite balls with a mallet through hoops (often...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The 1900 Olympic Croquet doubles tournament was held on 22 July 1900. Gaston Aumoitte and Georges Johin, who had taken first and second in the singles...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, was in attendance with her husband (William, Prince of Wales) and two of their three children – Prince George and Princess...
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since 1875. Those rules were adopted by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club for the first lawn tennis championship, The Championships, Wimbledon...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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(1853-1941), une romancière angevine". Feuilles d'Ardoise (in French). Croquet, Pauline (2022-04-01). "Oubliée pendant un siècle, L'Oiselle, première...
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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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