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| Born | 6 June 1989 (age 32) | |||||||||||||
| Home town | Bury St Edmunds | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||
| Club | Molesey Boat Club | |||||||||||||
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Philip Congdon (born 6 June 1989) is a British rower. [1]
Congdon competed for Durham University Boat Club and Molesey Boat Club. [2] [1] He won the bronze medal as part of the men's eight at the 2014 European Rowing Championships in Belgrade. [1]
Durham is a cathedral city in the unitary authority of County Durham in North East England, and the county town of the historic county of the same name. The city lies on the River Wear, to the south-west of Sunderland, south of Newcastle upon Tyne and to the north of Darlington. Founded over the final resting place of St Cuthbert, its Norman cathedral became a centre of pilgrimage in medieval England. The cathedral and adjacent 11th-century castle were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986. The castle has been the home of Durham University since 1832. HM Prison Durham is also located close to the city centre. City of Durham is the name of its civil parish.
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