Philip Verdon
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| Men's Rowing | ||
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1908 London | Men's coxless pairs |
Philip Verdon (22 February 1886 – 18 June 1960) was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Verdon was born in Brixton, London. He was educated at Westminster School London and then at Jesus College, Cambridge. He was the strokeman in the coxless pair with George Fairbairn which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
In later life he became a consultant ophthalmologist and served in the Indian Medical Service.[citation needed]
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- 1886 births
- 1960 deaths
- People educated at Westminster School, London
- Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge
- British male rowers
- Olympic rowers of Great Britain
- Rowers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- Indian Medical Service officers
- British ophthalmologists
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics