Noel Turnbull, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetNoel Turnbull
British tennis player
Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1890
Place of Birth: Highgate, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 17-Dec-1970
Profession: tennis player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Noel Turnbull
- Oswald Graham Noel Turnbull (20 December 1890 – 17 December 1970) was an English tennis player.
- He is best known for his gold medal in the men's doubles event (with Maxwell Woosnam) at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.Before World War I Turnbull worked at the family firm of ship-owners.
- During the war he served as a driver, and during the Battle of the Somme won the Military Cross.
- In 1919 he had his first major tennis tournament, the Davis Cup.
- In 1921 he played again in the Cup and won the singles at the Portuguese Championships, but then disappeared from tennis for four years to focus on golf.
- In 1926 he returned to the Davis Cup, and in 1928 again won the singles at the Portuguese Championships.
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