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Philip Noel-Baker: Olympian, Peace Advocate, and Disarmament Champion

1/30/2026

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Philip Noel-Baker, a British Olympian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, competed in the 1912 Olympics.
He won a silver medal at the 1920 Olympics.
During World War I, he was a conscientious objector who organized ambulance services.
Noel-Baker influenced disarmament policy through the League of Nations and the United Nations.
In his Nobel Lecture, he warned of the arms race and urged disarmament, saying true peace requires abolition of war.

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Story summary

Philip Noel-Baker, a British Olympian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, competed in the 1912 Olympics.
He won a silver medal at the 1920 Olympics.
During World War I, he was a conscientious objector who organized ambulance services.
Noel-Baker influenced disarmament policy through the League of Nations and the United Nations.
In his Nobel Lecture, he warned of the arms race and urged disarmament, saying true peace requires abolition of war.