William Windham (rower)

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William Windham
Personal information
Born(1926-04-02)2 April 1926
Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Died5 January 2021(2021-01-05) (aged 94)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLeander Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place1950 AucklandEights
Representing the  United Kingdom
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place1950 MilanEight
Gold medal – first place1951 MâconEight

William Ashe Dymoke Windham (2 April 1926 – 5 January 2021) was a British rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, on 2 April 1926, Windham was educated at Bedford School and Christ's College, Cambridge. In 1947 and 1951 he was a member of the winning Cambridge boat in the Boat Race.

He represented the English team[1] at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[2] where he won the bronze medal in the eights event.[3]

He rwoed for Great Britain in the European Rowing Championships in 1950 and 1951, winning a[bronze medal in 1950 and a gold medal in 1951, and for Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[4]

He was elected as a Steward of the Henley Royal Regatta in 1953, was a member of the Committee of Management of the Henley Royal Regatta between 1972 and 1994, and was High Sheriff of Powys between 1996 and 1997.[5] His son is the royal courtier Ashe Windham.

He died on 5 January 2021 at the age of 94.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. "Eleven Oarsmen for Empire Games". Evening News (London). 3 October 1949. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Jack Archer will fly to Games". Nottingham Journal. 7 December 1949. Retrieved 13 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  4. "William Windham Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  5. "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  6. William Windham death notice
  7. The Times: Bill Windham obituary