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==Life==
==Life==
Rought was born in [[Surbiton]]. He became a member of [[Thames Rowing Club]] and in 1909 and 1911 was a member of the crew that won the [[Stewards' Challenge Cup]] at [[Henley Royal Regatta]]. Also in the 1911 regatta, Rought and [[Bruce Logan (rower)|Bruce Logan]] dead heated in a heat of [[Silver Goblets]] against the eventual winners [[Julius Beresford]] and [[Arthur Cloutte]] to set a course record which lasted until 1934.<ref>[http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/events/events.php?id=616691 Henley Royal Regatta ''When they prayed for rain'' 29 June 2009]</ref> A year later in 1912 Rought and Logan won Silver Goblets.<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839-1939]</ref> Rought was a member of the Thames Rowing Club [[coxed four]] which won the silver medal for Great Britain [[rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/charles-rought-1.html Sports Reference Olympic Sports - Charles Rought]</ref>
Rought was born in [[Surbiton]]. He became a member of [[Thames Rowing Club]] and in 1909 and 1911 was a member of the crew that won the [[Stewards' Challenge Cup]] at [[Henley Royal Regatta]]. Also in the 1911 regatta, Rought and [[Bruce Logan (rower)|Bruce Logan]] dead heated in a heat of [[Silver Goblets]] against the eventual winners [[Julius Beresford]] and [[Arthur Cloutte]] to set a course record which lasted until 1934.<ref>[http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/events/events.php?id=616691 Henley Royal Regatta ''When they prayed for rain'' 29 June 2009]</ref> A year later in 1912 Rought and Logan won Silver Goblets.<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839-1939] {{wayback|url=http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm |date=20120309113109 |df=y }}</ref> Rought was a member of the Thames Rowing Club [[coxed four]] which won the silver medal for Great Britain [[rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/charles-rought-1.html Sports Reference Olympic Sports - Charles Rought]</ref>


Rought saw service in the [[First World War]]<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9E01EEDD113EE733A05757C2A9679C946496D6CF New York Times ''Oarsmen in the War'' 24 January 1915]</ref> in the [[Royal West Surrey Regiment]]<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30990/supplements/12984 Supplement to the London Gazette, 4 November 1918]</ref> but spent much of the conflict as a Prisoner of War.<ref>{{cite book
Rought saw service in the [[First World War]]<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9E01EEDD113EE733A05757C2A9679C946496D6CF New York Times ''Oarsmen in the War'' 24 January 1915]</ref> in the [[Royal West Surrey Regiment]]<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30990/supplements/12984 Supplement to the London Gazette, 4 November 1918]</ref> but spent much of the conflict as a Prisoner of War.<ref>{{cite book

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Charles Rought
Personal information
Born16 October 1884
Died1918
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Men's coxed fours

Charles Gardner Rought (16 October 1884 – 31 January 1919) was a British rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Life

Rought was born in Surbiton. He became a member of Thames Rowing Club and in 1909 and 1911 was a member of the crew that won the Stewards' Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. Also in the 1911 regatta, Rought and Bruce Logan dead heated in a heat of Silver Goblets against the eventual winners Julius Beresford and Arthur Cloutte to set a course record which lasted until 1934.[1] A year later in 1912 Rought and Logan won Silver Goblets.[2] Rought was a member of the Thames Rowing Club coxed four which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[3]

Rought saw service in the First World War[4] in the Royal West Surrey Regiment[5] but spent much of the conflict as a Prisoner of War.[6] Rought died in the Lambeth district aged 34.[7] The cause of death was a bad oyster. Since Rought was awaiting demobilisation at the time, he technically died on active service.[8]

Achievements

Olympic Games

  • 1912 - Silver, Coxed Four

Henley Royal Regatta

References

  1. ^ Henley Royal Regatta When they prayed for rain 29 June 2009
  2. ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839-1939 Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Sports Reference Olympic Sports - Charles Rought
  4. ^ New York Times Oarsmen in the War 24 January 1915
  5. ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 4 November 1918
  6. ^ Page, Geoffrey (1991). Hear The Boat Sing. Kingswood Press. ISBN 0-413-65410-9.
  7. ^ Office for National Statistics - Death indices 1919 (non-official sources give his death as January 1918)
  8. ^ Page, Geoffrey (1991). Hear The Boat Sing. Kingswood Press. ISBN 0-413-65410-9.


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