About David Collet
Lived 1901 – 1984 (aged 82). David Collet was a British rower.
Theodore David Anthony Collet (19 October 1901 – 26 April 1984) was a British rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Collet was educated at Cambridge University and rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1922, 1923 and 1924. Cambridge won in 1922 and 1924 and Oxford won in 1923.
Collet joined Leander Club and concentrated on single sculls. In 1927 he won the Wingfield Sculls. In 1928 he competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and won the bronze medal in the single sculls competition. He retained the Wingfield Sculls in 1928 and won again in 1929.
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Who was David Collet?
British rower (1901-1984)
When was David Collet born?
David Collet was born on 19 October 1901 in London Borough of Lambeth.
When did David Collet die?
David Collet died on 26 April 1984 in Scottsdale.
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David Collet was a rower.
What nationality was David Collet?
David Collet was British.
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