Harold Morphy
rower
- March 6, 1902
- August 1, 1987
- 85 years
About Harold Morphy
Harold Morphy, 85, British Olympic rower (1924).
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|Harold Lewis Morphy (6 March 1902 – 1 August 1987) was a British rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Born in Patras, Greece, on 6 March 1902, Morphy was educated at Bedford School. He was placed fourth in the men's eight at the 1924 Paris Olympics. He served in the British Army during the Second World War and died in Patras, Greece in 1987.
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