Roger Verey
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Roger Roland Verey (14 March 1912 – 6 September 2000) was a Polish rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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Birth name | Roger Roland Verey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 March 1912 Lausanne, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 September 2000(2000-09-06) (aged 88) Kraków, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]