Geoffrey Page (rower)
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Nationality | England | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 April 1929 Barnes, Surrey | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 01 April 2002 (aged 72) London | ||||||||||||||||
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Geoffrey Glascott Houghton Page (1929-2002), was a male rower who competed for England.
Rowing career[]
He represented England and won a silver medal in the eights and a bronze medal in the coxed fours at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[1][2] He was a member of the University College London and Thames Rowing Club.
Coaching career[]
He coached at University College School, University College Dublin and Thames RC.[3]
Personal life[]
Born April 4, 1929. Son of Freddie (James H) Page. Married Patricia (Paddy) Page in 1951, 3 daughters. In 1965 he became a journalist for the Sunday Telegraph and then The Daily Telegraph.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Obituary". The Independent.
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2002 deaths
- English male rowers
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Rowers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games