Geoffrey Page (rower)
English rower, journalist and painter (1929–2002)
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Geoffrey Glascott Houghton Page (4 April 1929 – 2002), was a male rower who competed for England.
NationalityBritish (English)
Born4 April 1929
Surrey, England
Died1 April 2002 (aged 72)
London, England
EducationSt Pauls' School, London
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 April 1929 Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 April 2002 (aged 72) London, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Education | St Pauls' School, London | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Slade School of Art, University of London | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Artist, teacher, rowing coach, rowing journalist | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | rowing | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Thames Rowing Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Born on 4 April 1929, the son of James H (Freddie) Page, he married Patricia (Paddy) Page in 1951.[citation needed]
He represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada,[1] where he won the silver medal in the eights event, both as part of the Thames Rowing Club.[2][3][4] He was also a member of the University College London.
He coached at University College School, University College Dublin and Thames RC.[5]
In 1965 he became a journalist for the Sunday Telegraph and then The Daily Telegraph.[5]