Humphrey Boardman
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| Men's rowing | ||
Representing  England
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| British Empire Games | ||
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1930 Hamilton | Coxed fours |
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1930 Hamilton | Eights |
Humphrey Colman Boardman (26 July 1904 – 15 June 1998)[1] was an English rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics at Amsterdam. He was born in Norwich. He was the younger brother of Christopher Boardman who won gold in the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Their father, Edward Thomas Boardman, was a Norwich architect, as was, their grandfather Edward Boardman. Their mother, Florence, was the daughter of Jeremiah Colman (MP) owner of Colman's Mustard.
In the 1928 Summer Olympics he and his partner Denis Guye participated in the double sculls event. They qualified for the second round repêchage but did not start in this race.[1] At the 1930 Empire Games he was a member of the English boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours competition as well as in the eights contest.[2]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Sports-Reference.com "Rowing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Double Sculls Round One Repêchage" Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- Sports-Reference.com "Humphrey Boardman" Retrieved 2010-09-10.
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