Personal information | |
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Full name | Robert Marie Auguste George |
Nationality | Belgian |
Born | Liège, Belgium | 4 October 1932
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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