Philip Filleul
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Philip Rowland Filleul (15 July 1885 – 29 July 1974) was a British
rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
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Filleul was born at Bath, Somerset. He was strokeman
in the Leander coxless four
with John Fenning
, Gordon Thomson
and Harold Barker
which won a silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
, and lost to the Magdalen College, Oxford
crew.
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 who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
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Filleul was born at Bath, Somerset. He was strokeman
Stroke (rowing)
Stroke is a term which has multiple meanings within the sport of rowing. It is used to refer to the action of propelling the boat with oars, to a rower seated in a particular position and to one side of the boat.-Stroke action:...
in the Leander 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...
with John Fenning
John Fenning
John Reginald Keith Fenning was a British doctor and rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Fenning was born in Fulham, London. He entered London Hospital Medical College in January 1904 but it took him thirteen years to complete his course. He became a rower for Leander Club...
, Gordon Thomson
Gordon Thomson (rower)
Gordon Lindsay Thomson was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Thomson was born in Wandsworth, London. He was educated at University College School in Hampstead and Trinity Hall, Cambridge....
and Harold Barker
Harold Barker
Harold Ross Barker was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Barker was born at Marylebone, London. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and was a member of the Oxford crew in the Boat Race in 1908...
which won a silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four rowing events were contested, all for men only. Races were held at Henley-on-Thames. The competitions were held from July 28, 1908 to July 31, 1908. There was one fewer event in 1908 than 1904, after the double sculls was dropped from the programme...
, and lost to the Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
crew.