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Arthur Harby

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Arthur Harby
Personal information
NationalityEngland English
Born(1906-08-29)29 August 1906
Dover
Died27 October 1989(1989-10-27) (aged 83)
Dover
Sport
SportRowing
EventCoxless Four
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton Coxless Four
Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton Eights

Arthur James Harby (1906–1989) was an English rower.

Rowing

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He competed in the coxless four at the 1930 British Empire Games for England and won a gold medal with Francis Fitzwilliams, Humphrey Boardman and Hugh Edwards and won a second gold medal as part of the eight.[1]

Personal life

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He was an engineer at the time of the 1930 Games.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.