Leslie Arthur

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Leslie Arthur
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Leslie Arthur is a former New Zealand rower.

At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's eight alongside crew members Darien Boswell, Colin Cordes, Alistair Dryden, Alan Grey, Christian Larsen, Louis Lobel, Robert Page and Alan Webster. [1]

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References

  1. "Leslie Arthur". New Zealand Olympic Committee . Retrieved 5 September 2016.