William Windham (rower)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1926 Biggleswade, Bedfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 January 2021 (aged 94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leander Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=icon}
William Ashe Dymoke Windham (2 April 1926 – 5 January 2021) was a British rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, on 2 April 1926, Windham was educated at Bedford School and Christ's College, Cambridge. In 1947 and 1951 he was a member of the winning Cambridge boat in the Boat Race.
He represented the English team[1] at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[2] where he won the bronze medal in the eights event.[3]
He rowed for Great Britain in the European Rowing Championships in 1950 and 1951, winning a bronze medal in 1950 and a gold medal in 1951, and for Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[4]
He was elected as a Steward of the Henley Royal Regatta in 1953, was a member of the Committee of Management of the Henley Royal Regatta between 1972 and 1994, and was High Sheriff of Powys between 1996 and 1997.[5] His son is the royal courtier Ashe Windham.
See also
References
- ↑ "Eleven Oarsmen for Empire Games". Evening News (London). 3 October 1949. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Jack Archer will fly to Games". Nottingham Journal. 7 December 1949. Retrieved 13 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ↑ "William Windham Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ William Windham death notice
- ↑ The Times: Bill Windham obituary
- 1926 births
- 2021 deaths
- People educated at Bedford School
- Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
- Cambridge University Boat Club rowers
- English male rowers
- Olympic rowers for Great Britain
- Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Stewards of Henley Royal Regatta
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in rowing
- Rowers at the 1950 British Empire Games
- European Rowing Championships medalists
- High sheriffs of Powys
- Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games
- British rowing biography stubs