Humphrey Colman Boardman (July 26, 1904 – June 1998) was an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 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 for Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics at Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

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He was born in Norwich

Norwich

Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...

. He was the younger brother of Christopher Boardman

Christopher Boardman

100pxChristopher Alan Boardman was a British sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was a crew member of the British boat Lalage which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class....

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In the 1928 Summer Olympics

1928 Summer Olympics

The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...

 he and his partner Denis Guye

Denis Guye

Denis Germain Fritz Guye was an English rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics at Amsterdam and won the Wingfield Sculls three times....

 participated in the double sculls event. They qualified for the second round repêchage but did not start in this race.http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/ROW/mens-double-sculls-round-one-repechage.html

At the 1930 Empire Games he was a member of the English boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours competition as well as in the eights contest.http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/humphrey-boardman-1.html

External links

• Sports-Reference.com "Rowing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Double Sculls Round One Repêchage" Retrieved 2010-09-10.
• Sports-Reference.com "Humphrey Boardman" Retrieved 2010-09-10.