Humphrey Warren
Humphrey Lloyd Warren (15 May 1910 – 14 July 1978) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Warren was born in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire.[1] In 1932 he was granted a commission as a pilot officer[2] but was also at Trinity Hall, Cambridge where he was a rower. In 1933 he was runner-up in the Diamond Challenge Sculls to Tom Askwith.[3] In 1934 he was Champion of the Wye at the Hereford Regatta.[4] He competed in the single scull representing Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but was unplaced.[5]
During World War II Warren served in the Royal Air Force. As a flight lieutenant he was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1941.[6] In 1944 as squadron leader of No. 220 Squadron RAF, he was awarded the DFC.[7]
In 1946 he was runner up with Guy Newton in the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Cambridgeshire County Council - Going for Gold Archived 27 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FLIGHT, 22 April 1932
- ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ History of Hereford Regatta[permanent dead link]
- ^ Sports Reference Olympic Sports - Humphrey Warren Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Supplement to The London Gazette, 1 January 1941 33
- ^ Flight Global 19 Oct 1944
- ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2003 Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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