Robert George (rower)

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Robert George
Personal information
Full nameRobert Marie Auguste George
NationalityBelgian
Born (1932-10-04) 4 October 1932 (age 92)
Liège, Belgium
Relatives Jules Georges (father)
Sport
Sport Rowing

Robert Marie Auguste George (born 4 October 1932) is a Belgian rower.

George was born in 1932. [1] His father was Jules Georges who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the men's coxed four. [2] George won the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at the 1952 Henley Royal Regatta. [3] He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1952 Summer Olympics where they were eliminated in the semi-final repechage. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert George Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jules Georges". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. "Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2003". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.