About Paul Bircher
Lived 1928 – 2019 (aged 90). Paul Bircher was a British rower.
Ernest Augustus Paul Bircher (11 December 1928 – 6 October 2019) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Bircher was born at Kensington, London. He was educated at Radley College and Christ's College, Cambridge and in 1948, he was a member of the victorious Cambridge crew in the Boat Race. Most of the Cambridge crew of 1948 also rowed for Leander Club at Henley Royal Regatta. The Leander eight were selected to row for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. Bircher was in the winning Cambridge crews in the 1949 and 1950 Boat Races. In 1953 he was a member of the Leander Club crew which won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.
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Who was Paul Bircher?
British rower (1928–2019)
When was Paul Bircher born?
Paul Bircher was born on 11 December 1928 in Kensington.
When did Paul Bircher die?
Paul Bircher died on 6 October 2019.
What was Paul Bircher's occupation?
Paul Bircher was a rower.
What nationality was Paul Bircher?
Paul Bircher was British.
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