About Peter de Giles
Lived 1927 – 2015 (aged 88). Peter de Giles was a British rower.
Peter Anthony de Giles (8 April 1927 – 10 April 2015) was a British rower who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Rowing career De Giles was educated at Wellington School in Somerset and studied at Queens' College, Cambridge. at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where he won the bronze medal in the eights event.
At the 1952 Olympic Games, he competed in the men's coxed four event.
Personal life During the Games in 1950 he lived at Roslyn, Galton Park Road, Redhill, Surrey and was a farm student by trade.
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Who was Peter de Giles?
British rower
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Peter de Giles was born on 8 April 1927.
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Peter de Giles died on 10 April 2015.
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Peter de Giles was a rower.
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