# Lionel Escombe

> Lionel Hunter Escombe was a British male tennis player. He competed for Great Britain in the tennis event at the 1908 Summer Olympics where he took part in the men's indoor singles and indoor doubles event. In the singles competition, he lost in the first round to Gunnar Setterwall in straight sets. In the doubles, he partnered with Major Ritchie and, after a bye in the quarter-finals, reached the semifinal in which they were defeated by compatriots Arthur Gore and Herbert Roper Barrett. They subsequently lost the match for third place and the bronze medal against Wollmar Boström and Gunnar Setterwall.

*British tennis player (1876-1914)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Tennis Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10833314))
- **Category:** Tennis Players
- **Born:** 1876-03-01
- **Died:** 1914-10-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Lionel Hunter Escombe was a British male tennis player. He competed for Great Britain in the tennis event at the 1908 Summer Olympics where he took part in the men's indoor singles and indoor doubles event. In the singles competition, he lost in the first round to Gunnar Setterwall in straight sets. In the doubles, he partnered with Major Ritchie and, after a bye in the quarter-finals, reached the semifinal in which they were defeated by compatriots Arthur Gore and Herbert Roper Barrett. They subsequently lost the match for third place and the bronze medal against Wollmar Boström and Gunnar Setterwall.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 25.7

## Sources
- [Lionel Escombe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Escombe)
- [Lionel Hunter Escombe](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Hunter_Escombe)
- [Lionel Escombe](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Escombe)
- [لیونل ایسکومبے](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D9%84_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A8%DB%92)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1827241)

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