EIGHT-OARED RACE GOLD MEDAL, 1908

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EIGHT-OARED RACE GOLD MEDAL, 1908
the obverse depicting athlete being crowned by two females, inscribed Olympic Games, London 1908, the reverse depicting St George slaying the Dragon, the edge inscribed Winner, Eight-Oared Race, 15ct. gold, 1¼in. (3.5cm) diam.

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In the 1908 London Olympics, gold in the Eight-Oared Rowing race was won by Great Britain, silver went to Belgium and bronze to Canada. The members of the winning British team were Albert Gladstone, Frederick Kelly, Banner Johnstone, Guy Nickalls, Charles Burnell, Ronald Sanderson, Raymond Etherington-Smith, Henry Bucknall and Gilchrist Maclagan.

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