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Birth name | John Brian Freeman Rigby | ||||||||||||||
Born | 7 April 1906 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 19 June 1975 | (aged 69)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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John Brian Freeman Rigby (7 April 1906 – 19 June 1975) was a New Zealand rower. At the 1938 British Empire Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's coxed four. [1] He was a member of the Petone Rowing Club, and his team members in the 1938 boat were Jim Clayton ( stroke), Albert Hope, Ken Boswell, and George Burns ( cox). [2]
Rigby died on 19 June 1975, and his ashes were buried at Karori Cemetery, Wellington. [3] [4]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Birth name | John Brian Freeman Rigby | ||||||||||||||
Born | 7 April 1906 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 19 June 1975 | (aged 69)||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Brian Freeman Rigby (7 April 1906 – 19 June 1975) was a New Zealand rower. At the 1938 British Empire Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's coxed four. [1] He was a member of the Petone Rowing Club, and his team members in the 1938 boat were Jim Clayton ( stroke), Albert Hope, Ken Boswell, and George Burns ( cox). [2]
Rigby died on 19 June 1975, and his ashes were buried at Karori Cemetery, Wellington. [3] [4]