Richard Beesly - Citizendia

Men's rowing
Olympic medal record
Gold	1928 Amsterdam	Coxless fours

Richard Beesly (July 27, 1907 - March 28, 1965) was a British rower. Rowing at the Summer Olympics has been part of the competition since the 1900 Summer Olympics. The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics featured 7 events for men only Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 He attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the First Trinity Boat Club. Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The Trinity Boat Club, the original rowing club of Trinity College Cambridge, dates from 1825 and was usually called First Trinity Boat Club after First Trinity represented Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, where, at the age of 21, Richard won an Olympic gold medal rowing in a coxless four with John Lander, Michael Warriner and Edward Bevan. The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west John Gerard Heath Lander ( September 7, 1907 &ndash December 25, 1941) was a British rower. Michael Henry Warriner ( December 3, 1908 &ndash April 7, 1986) was a British rower who competed in the 1928 Dr Edward Vaughan Bevan ( November 3[[ 907]] - February 22[[ 988]] was a British rower and a doctor They recorded a time of 6:36. 0 in the final to beat the USA crew by 1 second. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Richard was a son of Gerald and Helen (née Chamberlain). One of his brothers, Patrick Beesly was an author and intelligence officer.

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