William Windham (rower)
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| Birth name | William Ashe Dymoke Windham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1926 Biggleswade, Bedfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 January 2021 (aged 94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Ashe Dymoke Windham (2 April 1926 – 5 January 2021) was a British rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, on 2 April 1926, Windham was educated at Bedford School and Christ's College, Cambridge. In 1947 and 1951 he was a member of the winning Cambridge boat in the Boat Race. He rowed for England in the Empire Games in 1950, for Great Britain in the European Rowing Championships in 1950 and 1951, winning a bronze medal in 1950 and a gold medal in 1951, and for Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] He was elected as a Steward of the Henley Royal Regatta in 1953, was a member of the Committee of Management of the Henley Royal Regatta between 1972 and 1994, and was High Sheriff of Powys between 1996 and 1997.[3] His son is the royal courtier Ashe Windham.
He died on 5 January 2021 at the age of 94.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "- Person Page 5386". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "William Windham Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ William Windham death notice
- ^ The Times: Bill Windham obituary
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