Raymond Etherington-Smith
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's rowing | ||
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1908 London | Eight |
Raymond Broadley Etherington-Smith (11 April 1877 – 19 April 1913) was an English doctor and rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Etherington-Smith was born at
Etherington-Smith (nicknamed "Ethel") was captain of the Leander eight which won the gold medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[6] At age thirty-one he apologized to teammate Guy Nickalls who was ten years older: "I suppose they have asked me because I am about half-way down the line between yourself and Bucknall in age."[5]
Etherington-Smith trained in medicine and became a demonstrator of anatomy at St Bartholomew's Hospital, having held the residential appointments, including that of House Surgeon.[5]
He died just after his thirty-sixth birthday from blood poisoning contracted while operating on a patient who had gangrene of the lung.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Raymond Etherington-Smith". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Etherington Smith, Raymond (ETRN895RB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ISBN 978-1-107-60006-5.
- ^ "Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939". rowinghistory.net.
- ^ a b c d The Rowers of Vanity Fair
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raymond Etherington-Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
