Raymond Penney
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 August 1937 Hampstead, London< England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | First quarter 1992 (aged 54) Fulham, London, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Thames Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Raymond Leslie Penney (1937–1992) was a male rowing coxswain who competed for England.
Biography
Penney represented the England team[1][2] and won a bronze medal[3] in the eights event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[4][5]
The eights crew consisted entirely of members of the Thames Rowing Club and who won the final of the Empire Games Trials ahead of the 1st and 3rd Trinity Boat Club, Cambridge.[6]
References
- ^ "Pairs Shock at Henley". Sunday Express. 15 June 1958. p. 19. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rowing". The Scotsman. 23 July 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Rowing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "A History of St Catherine's Rowing 1875-1999". St Catherine's.