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Peter de Giles

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Peter de Giles
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1927-04-08)8 April 1927
Died10 April 2015(2015-04-10) (aged 88)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Auckland Eights

Peter A de Giles (8 April 1927 – 10 April 2015) was a British rower.

Rowing career

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He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]

Personal life

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During the Games in 1950 he lived at Roslyn, Galton Park Road, Redhill, Surrey and was a farm student by trade.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter de Giles Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.