John Fage (rower)
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| Nationality | British (English/Welsh) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1935 (age 90–91) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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John Lawton Fage (born 1935)[1] is a former rower, who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Fage attended Wrekin College and studied at St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[2] and competed in the 1958 and 1959 Boat Races for Oxford, and was a member of the winners' team in the latter.[3]
In 1958, his family home was Ty Newydd Hotel in Aberdaron and he was selected for the 1958 Welsh team[4] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the coxless fours[5] and won the bronze medal.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "The Dark blues". The Sphere. 5 April 1958. p. 19. Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Brothers team up". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 13. Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Newham, C. E. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Games Results for J.L. Fage". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2017.