About Rupert Obholzer
Born 1970. Rupert Obholzer is a British rower.
Rupert Obholzer (born 27 March 1970 in Cape Town) is a British rower. He was educated at Hampton School along with Johnny and Greg Searle and then St Catherine's College, Oxford, where he stroked the dark blue boat to victory in the 1991 Boat Race. He won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in the four with Jonny Searle, Greg Searle and Tim Foster. He was later umpire of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
He trained as a doctor while rowing, and is now a consultant ear nose and throat surgeon at Guy's Hospital specialising in diseases of the ear and base of the skull.
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British rower
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Rupert Obholzer was born on 27 March 1970 in Cape Town.
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Rupert Obholzer is a rower.
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