Bevil Gordon D'Urban Rudd (5 October 1894 – 2 February 1948) was a South African athlete, the 1920 Olympic Champion in the 400 metres.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 5 October 1894 Kimberley, Northern Cape |
| Died | 2 February 1948 (aged 53) South Africa |
| Updated on 3 February 2016. | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  South Africa | ||
 | 1920 Antwerp | 400 metres |
 | 1920 Antwerp | 4x400 m relay |
 | 1920 Antwerp | 800 metres |
Biography
Rudd was born in Kimberley. He was the son of Henry Percy Rudd and Mable Mina Blyth; paternal grandson of Charles Rudd, who co-founded the De Beers diamond mining company, and Frances Chiappini and maternal grandson of Captain Matthew Smith Blyth CMG, chief magistrate of the Transkei, and Elizabeth Cornelia Philpott.[citation needed]
During his schooling at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown (Upper House) he excelled both as a student and as an athlete, and he was granted a scholarship for the University of Oxford. Rudd served in the First World War, and was awarded a Military Cross for bravery.
Rudd completed his studies in England, and returned to South Africa, working as a sports journalist.[citation needed]
He married Ursula Mary Knight, daughter of Clifford Hume Knight the Italian Consul to Cape Town, in 1926; they had at least two sons: Bevil John Blyth Rudd and Clifford Robin David Rudd, the South African Cricketer.[citation needed]
In 1930, he became an editor for The Daily Telegraph, a position he held until after the Second World War. Shortly after his return to South Africa, he died there at age 53.