Desmond Kingsford

Full name: Desmond Glover Kingsford
Gender: Male
Born: July 24, 1914 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Died: August 10, 1944 in [unknown], Calvados, France
Country: Great Britain
Sport: Rowing

Related Olympians: Brother of Annesley Kingsford.

Biography

Desmond Kingsford had the following podium finishes at major championships: 1st in the 1938 British Empire Games Eights. In the British Empire Games he competed for England.

A Commander in the Irish Guards he was killed when a shell exploded as he slept in his trench. He was posthumously awarded the Military Cross.

Results

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank	Medal
1936 Summer	22	Berlin	Rowing	Men's Coxed Eights	Great Britain	GBR	4

Men's Coxed Eights

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	T
1936 Summer	22	Berlin	Rowing	Great Britain	GBR	Final		6:30.1
1936 Summer	22	Berlin	Rowing	Great Britain	GBR	Semi-Finals	Heat Three	6:29.3
1936 Summer	22	Berlin	Rowing	Great Britain	GBR	Round One	Heat One	6:02.1

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