Vancouver Centennial Plaque #40 – Percy Williams

Address:           Brockton Oval fieldhouse, Stanley Park

Status:             Still up

40. PERCY WILLIAMS

Percy Williams (1908-1982) was born in Vancouver. His meteoric athletic career began at Brockton Oval and exploded on the international scene in 1928 at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam. He won the 100 and 200 metre sprints, a feat no other Canadian has duplicated.

Credit: Vancouver Centennial Commission, Historic Plaque Program – list and documentation plaques 1-49 (June 18, 1986). Courtesy of Vancouver Archives

Photo credit: Vancouver Archives (AM1535- CVA 99-3638)