Rhodes Hambridge
Australian-born British rower (1913–1993)
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Rhodes Hambridge (29 October 1913 – 29 September 1993) was an Australian born rower who represented England at the British Empire Games.
NationalityBritish/Australian
Born29 October 1913
New South Wales, Australia
Died29 September 1993 (aged 79)
Cumbria, England
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| Nationality | British/Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1913 New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 September 1993 (aged 79) Cumbria, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | London Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
Hambridge was born in New South Wales, Australia and rowed for the London Rowing Club.[1]
He represented England at the 1938 British Empire Games[2] and won a gold medal in the eights event at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia.[3] A medical student at the time, he later became a physician and lived on Teesdale Avenue, Isleworth.
