Geoffrey Brooke

Geoffrey Brooke (25 April 1920 – 6 January 2009) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Personal life During the Second World War, Brooke served in the Royal Navy on the destroyer and the battleships and . He survived the sinking of the latter in December 1941 and managed to escape Singapore in February 1942. Brooke was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for putting out fires on the in the latter part of the war and served in the navy until 1958. References 1920 births 2009 deaths British male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Great Britain Modern pentathletes at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bath, Somerset Royal Navy officers of World War II Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) People from Balcombe, West Sussex