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Ernest Augustus Paul Bircher (born 11 December 1928) is an English former rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Bircher was born at Kensington, London. He was educated at Radley College and Christ's College, Cambridge^[1] and in 1948, he was a member of the victorious Cambridge crew in the Boat Race. Most of the Cambridge crew of 1948 also rowed for Leander Club at Henley Royal Regatta. The Leander eight were selected to row for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.^[2] Bircher was in the winning Cambridge crews in the 1949 and 1950 Boat Races. In 1953 he was a member of the Leander Club crew which won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.

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[1] Radley College Rowing at Radley

[2] Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Paul Bircher

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 '''Ernest Augustus Paul Bircher''' (born 11 December 1928) is an [[English people|English]] former [[Rowing (sport)|rower]] who competed for Great Britain in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]].
-Bircher was born at [[Kensington]], London. He was educated at [[Radley College]] and [[Christ's College, Cambridge]]<ref>[http://www.radley.org.uk/pages/sports/boatclub/history.html#bircher Radley College Rowing at Radley]</ref> and in 1948, he was a member of the victorious [[Cambridge University Boat Club|Cambridge]] crew in the [[Boat Race]]. Most of the Cambridge crew of 1948 also rowed for [[Leander Club]] at [[Henley Royal Regatta]]. The Leander eight were selected to row for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/paul-bircher-1.html Sports Reference Olympic Sports - Paul Bircher]</ref> Bircher was in the winning Cambridge crews in the 1949 and 1950 Boat Races. In 1953 he was a member of the [[Leander Club]] crew which won the [[Grand Challenge Cup]] at [[Henley Royal Regatta]].
+Bircher was born at [[Kensington]], London. He was educated at [[Radley College]] and [[Christ's College, Cambridge]]<ref>[http://www.radley.org.uk/pages/sports/boatclub/history.html#bircher Radley College Rowing at Radley]</ref> and in 1948, he was a member of the victorious [[Cambridge University Boat Club|Cambridge]] crew in the [[Boat Race]]. Most of the Cambridge crew of 1948 also rowed for [[Leander Club]] at [[Henley Royal Regatta]]. The Leander eight were selected to row for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/paul-bircher-1.html Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Paul Bircher]</ref> Bircher was in the winning Cambridge crews in the 1949 and 1950 Boat Races. In 1953 he was a member of the [[Leander Club]] crew which won the [[Grand Challenge Cup]] at [[Henley Royal Regatta]].
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