Ivor Campbell
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Ivor Campbell was born in Kirkintilloch, Scotland on January 11, 1898 and died in Portland, Oregon
on September 1, 1971. He was a Canadian
rower
who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
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In 1924 he won the silver medal as the coxswain
of the Canadian boat in the eights event. His family, native of Scotland, had moved him from his birthplace to Toronto, Canada, at the age of 12. In Toronto, he was educated, obtaining his doctorate in medicine in 1926. In World War II, he served first as a psychiatrist with the Royal Canadian Air Force, and then when the United States entered the war, he transferred to the United States Army Air Force, finishing as a flight surgeon with a rank of colonel. In college he won applaud for his skills in rowing, being on the Canadian Olympic Team in 1924. In his years in service during World War II, he was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French government for his superior help in establishing medical facilities and services to poverty ridden people in overtaken French Territory.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
on September 1, 1971. He was a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
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In 1924 he won the silver medal as the coxswain
Coxswain
The coxswain is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives us a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from cox, a coxboat or other small vessel kept aboard a ship, and swain, which can be rendered as boy, in authority. ...
of the Canadian boat in the eights event. His family, native of Scotland, had moved him from his birthplace to Toronto, Canada, at the age of 12. In Toronto, he was educated, obtaining his doctorate in medicine in 1926. In World War II, he served first as a psychiatrist with the Royal Canadian Air Force, and then when the United States entered the war, he transferred to the United States Army Air Force, finishing as a flight surgeon with a rank of colonel. In college he won applaud for his skills in rowing, being on the Canadian Olympic Team in 1924. In his years in service during World War II, he was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French government for his superior help in establishing medical facilities and services to poverty ridden people in overtaken French Territory.