Tony Hancox
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| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 December 2017 (age 90)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Anthony 'Tony' Chapman Hancox (1927 – 18 December 2017), was a male rower who competed for England.
Rowing career
[edit]He represented England and won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2][3]
He was the captain of the eights crew, which consisted entirely of members of the Thames Rowing Club and who won the final of the Empire Games Trials from the 1st and 3rd Trinity Boat Club, Cambridge.[4]
He was also a member of the Leander Club.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hancox" (obituary). December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020 – via The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "A History of St Catherine's Rowing 1875-1999". St Catherine's.
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