Charles Saunders (rower)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Rowing | ||
Representing  New Zealand
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| British Empire Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1930 Hamilton | Eights |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1930 Hamilton | Coxless Fours |
Charles Edward Saunders MBE JP (13 September 1902 – 9 August 1994) was a New Zealand rower who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1930 British Empire Games.
He was born in Blenheim.
In 1930 he was a member of the men's New Zealand Eights team that won the silver medal at the British Empire Games in Hamilton.[1] At the same Games he won a bronze medal as part of the men's Coxless Fours.
At the 1932 Olympic Games he was part of the New Zealand men's Coxed Four that finished 4th.
In the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours, Saunders was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to rowing and the community.[2]
References
- ↑ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46595. p. 7407. 14 June 1975. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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