Harold Morphy
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Harold Lewis Morphy |
Nationality | British |
Born | 6 March 1902 Patras, Greece |
Died | 1 August 1987 Corfu, Greece | (aged 85)
Sport | |
Country | Great Britain |
Sport | Rowing |
Event | Men's eight |
Club | Thames Rowing Club |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris |
Harold Lewis Morphy (6 March 1902 – 1 August 1987) was a British rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Patras, Greece, on 6 March 1902, Morphy was educated at Bedford School.[2] He was placed fourth in the men's eight at the 1924 Paris Olympics.[3] He served in the British Army during the Second World War and died in Patras, Greece in 1987.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Harold Morphy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Harold Morphy". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Nautical Sports - Harold Morphy (Great Britain) : season totals".
- ^ "Supplement" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk.
External links
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