Rhodes Hambridge

Rhodes Hambridge

Personal information
Nationality	British/Australian
Born	29 October 1913 New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 September 1993 (aged 79) Cumbria, England
Sport
Club	London Rowing Club
Medal record Rowing Representing  England British Empire Games 1938 Sydney Eights

Rhodes Hambridge (29 October 1913 – 29 September 1993) was an Australian born rower who represented England at the British Empire Games.

Biography

Hambridge was born in New South Wales, Australia and rowed for the London Rowing Club.^[1]

He represented England at the 1938 British Empire Games^[2] and won a gold medal in the eights event at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia.^[3] A medical student at the time, he later became a physician and lived on Teesdale Avenue, Isleworth.

References

1. "For the Glory of Sport, Commonwealth Games History" (PDF). Nuts. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
2. "Sydney 1938 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.