William Thomas Edmund Brennagh, known as Billy and listed on Wikipedia as William Brennaugh, was a Canadian lacrosse player who won an Olympic gold medal with the Winnipeg Shamrocks at the 1904 Summer Olympics. Born on 13 August 1877 in Brampton, England, he moved to Canada at a young age and took up lacrosse in Manitoba alongside three of his brothers. He joined the Shamrock Lacrosse Club, won the 1903 Manitoba Provincial Championship with it and travelled with it to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, where the team beat the St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association 8 to 2 for the gold. A machinist by trade, he later moved to Port Arthur, Ontario, and played for its lacrosse team. He died in Hamilton, Ontario, on 23 October 1934 and was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 with his teammates.
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Born 13 August 1877
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they captured Olympic gold by defeating the St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association
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NOC Canada
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took up lacrosse alongside three of his brothers
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One year later they journeyed to the 1904 St. Louis World
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