Edward Pain
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Edward Oscar Guthrie Pain (15 July 1925 – 6 January 2000) was an Australia
n rower
who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
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He died in Greenwich, New South Wales
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In 1952 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.
At the 1950 Empire Games he won the gold medal as part of the Australian boat in the eights competition.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
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He died in Greenwich, New South Wales
Greenwich, New South Wales
Greenwich is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Greenwich is located 7 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Lane Cove.The suburb occupies a peninsula on the northern...
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In 1952 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.
At the 1950 Empire Games he won the gold medal as part of the Australian boat in the eights competition.