Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh
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Hugh Arthur Wardell-Yerburgh (11 January 1938 – 28 January 1970) was a British
rower
who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics
.
In 1964 he was a crew member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the coxless four
s event with John Russell
, William Barry
.and John James
.
In 1968 he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls
at Henley Royal Regatta
.
Wardell-Yerburgh died in Chertsey
at the age of 32. He was the husband of Janet Wardell-Yerburgh.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
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In 1964 he was a crew member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the coxless four
Coxless four
A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars.The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on the stroke side and two on the bow side...
s event with John Russell
John Russell (rower)
John Michael Russell is a British rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.Russell was born in London...
, William Barry
William L. Barry
William "Bill" Louis Barry is a former rower who won a silver medal for Great Britain in the coxless fours at the 1964 Olympics. Others in the crew were John Russell, Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh and John James....
.and John James
John James (rower)
John Jesse James is a British rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he was a crew member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the coxless fours event with John Russell, Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, and William Barry.-External links:*...
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In 1968 he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls
Diamond Challenge Sculls
The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England...
at Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...
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Wardell-Yerburgh died in Chertsey
Chertsey
Chertsey is a town in Surrey, England, on the River Thames and its tributary rivers such as the River Bourne. It can be accessed by road from junction 11 of the M25 London orbital motorway. It shares borders with Staines, Laleham, Shepperton, Addlestone, Woking, Thorpe and Egham...
at the age of 32. He was the husband of Janet Wardell-Yerburgh.