Philip Verdon: Difference between revisions

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{short description|British rower}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
 {{MedalTop}}
-{{MedalSport|Men's [[Rowing at the Summer Olympics|Rowing]]}}
+{{MedalSport|Men's [[Rowing at the Summer Olympics|rowing]]}}
-{{MedalSilver|[[1908 Summer Olympics|1908 London]] | [[Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pairs|Men's coxless pairs]]}}
+{{MedalSilver|[[1908 Summer Olympics|1908 London]] | [[Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair|Coxless pair]]}}
 {{MedalBottom}}
-'''Philip Verdon''' (22 February 1886 – 18 June 1960) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[rower]] who competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]].
+'''Philip Verdon''' (22 February 1886 – 18 June 1960) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[rower]] who competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/37494 |title=Philip Verdon |work=Olympedia |access-date=6 April 2021}}</ref>
-Verdon was born in [[Brixton]], London. He was educated at [[Westminster School]] London and then at [[Jesus College, Cambridge]]. He was the [[stroke (rowing)|strokeman]] in the [[coxless pair]] with [[George Eric Fairbairn|George Fairbairn]] which won the silver medal for Great Britain [[rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/philip-verdon-1.html Sports Reference Olympic Sports - Philip Verdon]</ref>
+Verdon was born in [[Brixton]], London. He was educated at [[Westminster School]] London and then at [[Jesus College, Cambridge]]. He was the [[stroke (rowing)|strokeman]] in the [[coxless pair]] with [[George Eric Fairbairn|George Fairbairn]] which won the silver medal for Great Britain [[rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042051/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/philip-verdon-1.html Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Philip Verdon]</ref>
-In later life he became a consultant ophthalmologist and served in the Indian Medical Service.
+In later life he became a consultant ophthalmologist and served in the Indian Medical Service.{{cn|date=March 2018}}
 ==References==
@@ Line 14: / Line 16: @@
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VERDOPHI01 profile]
+*[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VERDOPHI01 Philip Verdon at databaseOlympics.com]{{dead link|date=July 2023}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Verdon, Philip
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Rower
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 22 February 1886
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    =
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 18 June 1960
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Verdon, Philip}}
 [[Category:1886 births]]
@@ Line 30: / Line 23: @@
 [[Category:People educated at Westminster School, London]]
 [[Category:Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge]]
-[[Category:British rowers]]
+[[Category:British male rowers]]
-[[Category:Olympic rowers of Great Britain]]
+[[Category:Olympic rowers for Great Britain]]
 [[Category:Rowers at the 1908 Summer Olympics]]
-[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Great Britain]]
+[[Category:Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain]]
 [[Category:Olympic medalists in rowing]]
-[[Category:Male rowers]]
 [[Category:Indian Medical Service officers]]
 [[Category:British ophthalmologists]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics]]
+{{UK-rowing-bio-stub}}