Career, in brief
William Cowhig was a three-time Olympian for Great Britain in men's artistic gymnastics, competing from 1908 through 1920. He won one Olympic bronze.
Great Britain · MAG · 1908 – 1920
William Cowhig
William Cowhig competed for Great Britain in men's artistic gymnastics, 1908–1920. Career medals: 1 bronze.
1
career medals
across Olympic, World, and Continental finals.
Timeline
Career arc, year by year.
- 1920
- Olympic1920 Antwerp Olympics
- 1912
- Olympic1912 Stockholm OlympicsbronzeTeam bronze; AA 29th
with Albert Betts, Alfred Messenger, Arthur Southern, Bernard Franklin, Bert Drury +24 more ›
- 1908
- Olympic1908 London Olympics
Olympic — 3 appearances
1920 Antwerp Olympics
Antwerp
TeamHistorical Final 5thITA 359.855 · BEL 346.765 · FRA 340.100 · TCH 305.255 5th
1912 Stockholm Olympics
Stockholm
TeamHistorical Final Great BritainITA 53.150 · HUN 45.450 · GBR 36.900 · LUX 35.950 BRONZE
All-Around Final 104.500 — 29th 29th
1908 London Olympics
London
TeamHistorical Final 8thSWE 438.000 · NOR 425.000 · FIN 405.000 · DEN 378.000 8th
Team affiliations
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Sources
Sources
olympedia.org (Antwerp 1920, Stockholm 1912, London 1908)
Last verified 2026-06-05 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com
Last verified 2026-06-05 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com