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British rower

Harold Morphy
Personal information
Birth nameHarold Lewis Morphy
NationalityBritish
Born6 March 1902
Patras, Greece
Died1 August 1987(1987-08-01) (aged 85)
Corfu, Greece
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportRowing
EventMen's eight
ClubThames Rowing Club
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1924 Summer Olympics in Paris

Harold Lewis Morphy (6 March 1902 – 1 August 1987) was a British rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Born in Patras, Greece, on 6 March 1902, Morphy was educated at Bedford School. He was placed fourth in the men's eight at the 1924 Paris Olympics. He served in the British Army during the Second World War and died in Patras, Greece in 1987.

References

  1. "Harold Morphy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "Harold Morphy". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. "Nautical Sports - Harold Morphy (Great Britain) : season totals".
  4. "Supplement" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk.

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