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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:11, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

Clive Disher

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Clive Disher
Clive Disher
  • ... that the Disher Challenge Cup, an annual rowing race, is named after Clive Disher (pictured), who rowed for the winning Australian eight in the 1919 Henley Royal Peace Regatta? Source: "The Cup was named after Captain H.C. (Clive) Disher of the Australian Army Medical Corps, who stroked the 1919 Australian Imperial Force (AIF) Number 1 crew. This crew beat Oxford University in the final of the Inter-Allied Services event at the Henley Peace Regatta after the end of the First World War. Clive Disher was able to present the Disher Cup to ANU in 1971, the inaugural winning crew. " ([1])

Created by Hawkeye7 (talk). Self-nominated at 01:18, 16 April 2019 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: A good, well crafted article which is new enough, long enough and well sourced. I can't see all the sources, but happy to take them in good faith based on what I can see. The hook is fine and fully cited. GTG. Bermicourt (talk) 08:46, 16 April 2019 (UTC)