Maurice Legg
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 June 1926 Consett, Durham, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 July 2006 (aged 80) Esher, Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Education | Durham University and the Open University | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Physicist, Financial Controller | |||||||||||||||||
| Employer(s) | MITRE, NadgeCo, ESA (Space Lab) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Thames Rowing Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maurice Legg (12 June 1926 – 6 July 2006) was a rower who competed for England and Great Britain.
Biography
Legg represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada,[1] where he won the silver medal in the eights event and a bronze medal in the coxed fours, both as part of the Thames Rowing Club.[2][3][4]
He was also a member of the King's College BC and rowed at bow.[5]
References
- ^ "Rand The Sculler For Empire Games". Birmingham Daily Post. 5 July 1954. Retrieved 19 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Archive". Thames Rowing Club.