Geoffrey Page (rower)
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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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Geoffrey Glascott Houghton Page (4 April 1929 – 2002), was a male rower who competed for England.
Biography
Born on 4 April 1929, the son of James H (Freddie) Page, he married Patricia (Paddy) Page in 1951.
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]
References
- ^ "Rand The Sculler For Empire Games". Birmingham Daily Post. 5 July 1954. Retrieved 19 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ a b "Obituary". The Independent.