Geoffrey Page (rower)
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| Birth name | Geoffrey Glascott Houghton Page | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 April 1929 Surrey | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 01 April 2002 (aged 72) London | |||||||||||||||||
| Education | St Pauls' School, London | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Slade School of Art, University of London | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Artist, teacher, rowing coach, rowing journalist | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | rowing | |||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Paddy Page | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Geoffrey Glascott Houghton Page (1929-2002), was a male rower who competed for England.
Rowing career
[edit]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
[edit]He coached at University College School, University College Dublin and Thames RC.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Born April 4, 1929. Son of James H (Freddie) Page. Married Patricia (Paddy) Page in 1951. 3 daughters, Shelley, Kim and Fenella. In 1965 he became a journalist for the Sunday Telegraph and then The Daily Telegraph.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ a b "Obituary". The Independent.
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- 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
- Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century English sportsmen