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Rowing At The 1928 Summer Olympics ...
Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only. The competitions were held from 2 to 10 August. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 244 rowers from 19 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Only one rower ( Joseph Wright Jr.) and one coxswain (Georges Anthony) competed in more than one event. Medal table See also *Rowing at the Summer Olympics References External links International Olympic Committee medal database {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowing At The 1928 Summer Olympics 1928 Summer Olympics events 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 1924 Summer Olympics ...
The rowing competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris featured seven events, all for men only. The competitions were held from Sunday to Thursday, 13 to 17 July. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 181 rowers from 14 nations competed at the Paris Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table References Sources * {{Rowing at the Summer Olympics 1924 Summer Olympics events 1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul McDowell (rower)
Paul L. McDowell (January 17, 1905 – August 14, 1962) was an American rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... In 1928 he won the bronze medal with his partner John Schmitt in the coxless pairs competition. External linksPaul McDowell's profile at databaseOlympics 1905 births 1962 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Beesly
Richard Beesly (27 July 1907 – 28 March 1965) was a British rower who won an Olympic gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Beesly was born at Bromsgrove, the son of Gerald Beesly and his wife Helen (née Chamberlain) who was a cousin of Neville Chamberlain. He was educated at Oundle School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the First Trinity Boat Club. He rowed at a number four for the winning Cambridge crew in the Boat Race in 1927 and 1928. Also in 1928, First Trinity represented Great Britain rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, where, at the age of 21, he won an Olympic gold medal in the coxless four with John Lander, Michael Warriner and Edward Bevan. They recorded a time of 6:36.0 in the final to beat the USA crew by 1 second. He was President of C.U.B.C. in 1929 when Cambridge won the Boat Race again. In 1932, Beesly joined Guest Keen and Nettlefolds, a firm with which he had strong family connections on his mother's side. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Warriner
Michael Henry Warriner (3 December 1908 – 7 April 1986) was an English rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain. Warriner was born at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he rowed with the First Trinity Boat Club and was a member of the Pitt Club. First Trinity represented Great Britain rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, where, Warriner won an Olympic gold medal in the coxless four with John Lander, Edward Vaughan Bevan and Richard Beesly. They recorded a time of 6:36.0 in the final to beat the U.S. crew by 1 second. He was also in the winning Cambridge boat in Boat Races of 1928, 1929 and 1930. He was President of the C.U.B.C. in his last year. He was in winning crews at Henley Royal Regatta in the Visitors' Challenge Cup in 1928 and the Stewards' Challenge Cup and the Ladies' Challenge Plate in 1929. In 1930 Warriner went into colonial service with the Sudan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lander (rower)
John Gerard Heath Lander (7 September 1907 – 25 December 1941) was a British rower who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the Second World War. Lander was born in Liverpool. He attended Shrewsbury School and was in the Shrewsbury crew that won the Ladies' Challenge Plate at Henley Royal Regatta in 1924. He then went to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he crewed for the First Trinity Boat Club. With Edward Vaughan Bevan, Richard Beesly and Michael Warriner, he won an Olympic gold medal in the coxless fours event rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. They recorded a time of 6:36.0 in the final to beat the |
Georges Anthony
Georges Anthony (born 26 November 1890) was a Belgian rowing coxswain who won a bronze medal in the coxed pair at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He also took part in the eight event, but his team failed to reach the final. He was born in Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b .... References External links * Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic rowers of Belgium Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics 1890 births Year of death missing Olympic medalists in rowing Coxswains (rowing) Belgian male rowers Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François De Coninck
Fran̤ois de Coninck (9 August 1902 Рafter 1928) was a Belgian rower who won a bronze medal in the coxed pair A coxed pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of two rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. One row ... at the 1928 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1902 births Belgian male rowers Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic rowers of Belgium Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Year of death missing Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Flament
Léon Flament (born 26 May 1906, date of death unknown) was a Belgian rower who won a bronze medal in the coxed pair at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... References External links * 1906 births Belgian male rowers Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic rowers of Belgium Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Year of death missing Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Préaux
Henri Camille Préaux (25 November 1911 – 21 February 1992) was a French coxswain (rowing), rowing coxswain who won a silver medal in the coxed pairs at the 1928 Summer Olympics. References 1911 births 1992 deaths Coxswains (rowing) French male rowers Olympic rowers of France Olympic silver medalists for France Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Marne (department) 20th-century French people {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Marcelle
Édouard Marcelle (1 October 1909 – 9 November 2001) was a French rower who won a silver medal in the coxed pairs at the 1928 Summer Olympics, together with his elder brother Armand Armand refer to: People * Armand (name), list of people with this name *Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer *Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer *Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player *Armand, .... References External links * * 1909 births 2001 deaths French male rowers Olympic rowers of France Olympic silver medalists for France Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Sportspeople from Reims Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Marcelle
Armand Marcelle (10 October 1905 – 26 December 1974) was a French rower who won a silver medal in the coxed pairs at the 1928 Summer Olympics, together with his younger brother Édouard Édouard is both a French given name and a surname, equivalent to Edward in English. Notable people with the name include: * Édouard Balladur (born 1929), French politician * Édouard Boubat (1923–1999), French photographer * Édouard Colonne (1 .... References 1905 births 1974 deaths French male rowers Olympic rowers of France Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in rowing Sportspeople from Reims Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Bourquin
Hans Bourquin (16 October 1914 – 1998) was a Swiss rowing coxswain who won the gold medal in the coxed pair A coxed pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of two rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. One rower ...s at the 1928 Summer Olympics, aged 13. References 1914 births 1998 deaths Swiss male rowers Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers of Switzerland Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{Switzerland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |