Geoffrey Page (rower)

Geoffrey Glascott Houghton Page (4 April 1929 – 2002), was a male rower who competed for England.

Geoffrey Page

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	4 April 1929 Surrey, England
Died	1 April 2002 (aged 72) London, England
Education	St Pauls' School, London
Alma mater	Slade School of Art, University of London
Occupation(s)	Artist, teacher, rowing coach, rowing journalist
Sport
Sport	rowing
Club	Thames Rowing Club
Medal record Rowing Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1954 Vancouver Eights 1954 Vancouver Coxed Fours

Biography

Born on 4 April 1929, the son of James H (Freddie) Page, he married Patricia (Paddy) Page in 1951.^{[citation needed]}

He represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada,^[1] where he won the silver medal in the eights event, both as part of the Thames Rowing Club.^[2][3][4] He was also a member of the University College London.

He coached at University College School, University College Dublin and Thames RC.^[5]

In 1965 he became a journalist for the Sunday Telegraph and then The Daily Telegraph.^[5]