Geoffrey Hutchinson Crawford (5 February 1904 – 14 February 1942) was an English rower.

Rowing

He competed in the eights at the

1930 British Empire Games The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural edition of what now is known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930. The games were organized by ''Hamilton Spectator'' sportswriter Bobby Robinso ...

for England and won a

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

. He gained a blue for Oxford at

The Boat Race 1926 The 78th Boat Race took place on 27 March 1926. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Umpired by former rower Frederick I. Pitman, Camb ...

Personal life

He was an Agent at the time of the 1930 Games. Lieutenant Crawford was killed in action while serving with the Royal Artillery during World War II.CWGC entrty
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References

1904 births 1942 deaths English male rowers Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Rowers at the 1930 British Empire Games British Army personnel killed in World War II Royal Artillery officers Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Military personnel from Yorkshire Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games {{England-rowing-bio-stub