Roger Verey

Roger Roland Verey (14 March 1912 – 6 September 2000) was a Polish rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Roger Verey
Roger Verey, Berlin 1936
Personal information
Birth nameRoger Roland Verey
Born14 March 1912
Lausanne, Switzerland
Died6 September 2000(2000-09-06) (aged 88)
Kraków, Poland
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
1936 BerlinDouble sculls
European Rowing Championships
1932 Belgrade Double sculls
1933 Budapest Single sculls
1934 Lucerne Single sculls
1935 Berlin Single sculls
1935 Berlin Double sculls
1937 Amsterdam Single sculls
1938 Milan Single sculls

He was born in Lausanne, Switzerland and died in Kraków.[1] In 1936 he won the bronze medal with his partner Jerzy Ustupski in the double sculls competition rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1939 he was runner-up in the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta to Joe Burk.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roger Verey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939". Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2010.


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