Humphrey Boardman

Humphrey Boardman
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1904-07-26)26 July 1904
Norwich, England
Died15 June 1998(1998-06-15) (aged 93)
Norwich, England
Sport
SportRowing
Event(s)
Coxless Four, eight
ClubLondon RC
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
1930 Hamilton Coxed fours
1930 Hamilton Eights

Humphrey Colman Boardman (26 July 1904 – 15 June 1998)[1] was an English rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics at Amsterdam.[2]

Biography

He was born in Norwich, England and was the younger brother of Christopher Boardman who won gold in the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Their father, Edward Thomas Boardman, was a Norwich architect, as was, their grandfather Edward Boardman. Their mother, Florence, was the daughter of Jeremiah Colman (MP) owner of Colman's Mustard.

In the 1928 Summer Olympics he and his partner Denis Guye participated in the double sculls event. They qualified for the second round repêchage but did not start in this race.[2]

He competed for the 1930 English team, winning gold medals in the eights and fours event at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Humphrey Boardman at Olympedia
  2. ^ a b "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Comonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Dovorian in Empire Winning Crew". Dover Express. 29 August 1930. Retrieved 20 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.