John Fenning

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John Reginald Keith Fenning (born June 23, 1885 in Fulham , † January 3, 1955 in Coventry ) was a British rower .

The rowing competitions of the 1908 Olympic Games were held on the Thames at Henley-on-Thames . Two British boats competed in all boat classes and, with the exception of the eighth, only British boats reached the finals in the four boat classes. John Fenning and Gordon Thomson reached the final in two without a helmsman by defeating the Canadian boat . In the four without a helmsman , the Leander Club's boat with Philip Filleul , Harold Barker , Fenning and Thomson also reached the final against the Dutch. On the final day, July 31, 1908, Fenning and Thomson won the race in two with two and a half boat lengths against their club mates George Fairbairn and Philip Verdon . In the foursome, the boat from Magdalen College in Oxford won with a length and a half ahead of the boat from the Leander Club.

Fenning began his studies at London Hospital Medical College in January 1904 , and did not pass his final exam until 1917. From 1937 he practiced in the Midlands.

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SURNAME Fenning, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fenning, John Reginald Keith (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British rower
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Fulham
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 1955
Place of death Coventry