Peter de Giles
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1927 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 April 2015 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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Peter A de Giles (8 April 1927 – 10 April 2015) was a British rower.
Rowing career
[edit]He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
He represented England and won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]During the Games in 1950 he lived at Roslyn, Galton Park Road, Redhill, Surrey and was a farm student by trade.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter de Giles Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
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