About Roger Pope
Lived 1934 – 2016 (aged 81–82). Roger Pope was a British rower.
Roger Derek Edward Pope (12 September 1934 – 25 October 2014) was a rower who competed for England and Great Britain.
Biography Pope represented the England team and won a gold medal in the coxless four at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, on Lake Padarn.
He also represented Great Britain in the coxless fours at the European Championships in 1957 and 1958. All four of the gold medal winning crew rowed for the National Provincial Bank Rowing Club.
In 1957 he was part of the National Provinical crew that won the Wyfold Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.
Pope died on 25 October 2014, at the age of 80.
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Who was Roger Pope?
English rower
When was Roger Pope born?
Roger Pope was born on 12 September 1934.
When did Roger Pope die?
Roger Pope died in 2016.
What was Roger Pope's occupation?
Roger Pope was a rower.
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Roger Pope was British.
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