Humphrey Boardman
{{Short description|English rower (1904–1998)}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's rowing}}
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{{MedalCompetition|British Empire Games}}
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Humphrey Colman Boardman (26 July 1904 – 15 June 1998){{Olympedia|37226}} was an English rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics at Amsterdam. He was born in Norwich. He was the younger brother of Christopher Boardman who won gold in the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Their father, Edward Thomas Boardman, was a Norwich architect, as was, their grandfather Edward Boardman. Their mother, Florence, was the daughter of Jeremiah Colman (MP) owner of Colman's Mustard.
In the 1928 Summer Olympics he and his partner Denis Guye participated in the double sculls event. They qualified for the second round repêchage but did not start in this race.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121103012435/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/ROW/mens-double-sculls-round-one-repechage.html] At the 1930 Empire Games he was a member of the English boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours competition as well as in the eights contest.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090106120326/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/humphrey-boardman-1.html]
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121103012435/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/ROW/mens-double-sculls-round-one-repechage.html Sports-Reference.com "Rowing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Double Sculls Round One Repêchage"] Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106120326/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/humphrey-boardman-1.html Sports-Reference.com "Humphrey Boardman"] Retrieved 2010-09-10.
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Category:Olympic rowers for Great Britain
Category:Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Rowers at the 1930 British Empire Games
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rowing
Category:Sportspeople from Norwich
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
Category:Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games
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