John Townend (rower)

John Townend
Personal information
Full nameJohn Herman Townend
NationalityBritish
Born(1903-09-06)6 September 1903
Died2 August 1926(1926-08-02) (aged 22)
Chertsey, Surrey, England
Sport
SportRowing

John Herman Townend (6 September 1903 – 2 August 1926) was a British rower.[1] He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] He was killed when he fell from the top of an omnibus.[3]

References

  1. ^ "John Townend". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Townend Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ Reunited, Genes. "Genes Reunited". www.genesreunited.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2018.


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