Godfried Roëll

Godfried Leonard Roëll (5 April 1908 – 17 March 1934) was a Dutch rower. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the coxless pairs, together with Pieter Roelofsen, and finished fourth, 0.2 seconds behind the third place.[1][2] Roëll and Roelofsen won the European title in 1931.[3]

Godfried Roëll
Godfried Roëll in 1932
Personal information
Born5 April 1908
Utrecht, the Netherlands
Died17 March 1934 (aged 25)
Utrecht, the Netherlands
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubTriton, Utrecht

Roëll died in a motorcycle crash when he was aged 25.

References

  1. "Godfried, Jonkheer Roëll". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015.
  2. "Rowing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015.
  3. Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren) Zweier ohne Steuermann, Vierer o.Stm. sport-komplett.de


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