About John Vigurs
Lived 1930 – 1994 (aged 64). John Vigurs was a British rower.
John Phillip Chambre Vigurs (21 March 1930 – 7 September 1994) was a British rower who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Biography Vigurs represented the England team and won a gold medal in the coxed four event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Vigurs competed in the men's coxless four event.
Two years later he won double bronze in the coxed four and eights at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Western Australia.
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Who was John Vigurs?
British rower
When was John Vigurs born?
John Vigurs was born on 21 March 1930 in Perth.
When did John Vigurs die?
John Vigurs died on 7 September 1994.
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John Vigurs was a rower.
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John Vigurs was British.
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