William Windham
Personal information
Birth nameWilliam Ashe Dymoke Windham
Born(1926-04-02)2 April 1926
Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Died5 January 2021(2021-01-05) (aged 94)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place 1950 AucklandEights
Representing the  United Kingdom
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Milan Eight
Gold medal – first place 1951 Mâcon Eight

William Ashe Dymoke Windham (2 April 1926 – 5 January 2021) was a British rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, on 2 April 1926, Windham was educated at Bedford School and Christ's College, Cambridge. In 1947 and 1951 he was a member of the winning Cambridge boat in the Boat Race. He rowed for England in the Empire Games in 1950, for Great Britain in the European Rowing Championships in 1950 and 1951, winning a bronze medal in 1950 and a gold medal in 1951, and for Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] He was elected as a Steward of the Henley Royal Regatta in 1953, was a member of the Committee of Management of the Henley Royal Regatta between 1972 and 1994, and was High Sheriff of Powys between 1996 and 1997.[3] His son is the royal courtier Ashe Windham.

He died on 5 January 2021 at the age of 94.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "- Person Page 5386". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "William Windham Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  4. ↑ William Windham death notice
  5. ↑ The Times: Bill Windham obituary


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