Tony Leadley

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Tony Leadley
Personal information
Born1928 (age 95–96)
Bedford, England
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United Kingdom
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1957 Duisburg Coxless pair

David Antony Terence Leadley, known as Tony Leadley (born 1928), is a British rower.

Leadley was born in 1928 in Bedford, England. He was educated at Bedford Modern School,[1] and the University of Cambridge.[2] In 1953 Leadley was part of the winning Cambridge crew for the 1953 University Boat Race in the No. 5 position.[3] The crew won by eight lengths in a time of 19 minutes and 54 seconds.[3] After the 1953 Boat Race Leadley was elected President of Cambridge University Boat Club but, after failing a university examination, he had to resign and could no longer race for the University.[4] He was later a member of the Leander Club.

At the 1957 European Rowing Championships held at Duisburg in Germany, Leadley partnered with Christopher Davidge and won the coxless pair event by 0.4 seconds.[5]

There is a photographic portrait of him at the National Portrait Gallery.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ School of the Black And Red, A History of Bedford Modern School by Andrew Underwood (1981); reset and updated by Peter Boon, Paul Middleton and Richard Wildman, 2010
  2. ^ a b "National Portrait Gallery - Person - David Anthony Terence Leadley". npg.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b Form Upset In Boat Race, The Times, London, England, 30 March 1953, p. 2
  4. ^ University Rowing, The Times, London, England, 13 October 1953, p. 3
  5. ^ British Triumph In The Coxless Pairs, The Times, London, England, 2 September 1957, p. 13
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