Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh in 1965
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Born | 11 January 1938 | |||||||||
Died | 28 January 1970 (aged 32) Chertsey, Surrey, UK |
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Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||
Medal record
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Hugh Arthur Wardell-Yerburgh (11 January 1938 – 28 January 1970) was a British rower. He won a silver medal in the coxless fours event at the 1964 Summer Olympics, together with John Russell, William Barry and John James. In 1968 he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta.
Wardell-Yerburgh died in a traffic accident at the age of 32. He was the husband of Janet Wardell-Yerburgh.