Sebastian Earl (2 January 1900 – 10 April 1983) was a British rower who competed in the

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. Earl was born at

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Kent, the son of Alfred Earl and was educated at Eton and

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Oxford. He was an accomplished rower and in 1920 he was a member of the

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crew rowing four times in the

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. Earl was also a member of the Leander

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which won the silver medal for Great Britain

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in Antwerp, coming within half a length of winning.Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Sebastian Earl
/ref> He rowed for Oxford again in the Boat Race in 1921 and 1922. He joined the

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and later worked at Selfridges. He married Honor Earl, Daughter of Frederick Maugham in 1925 and had two children, Julian Romer Earl born 1927 and Quentin Stephen Earl born 1931.

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Sebastian Earl at databaseOlympics.com
1900 births 1983 deaths English male rowers British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in rowing Alumni of the University of Oxford Oxford University Boat Club rowers Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub

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