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Fletcher, Robin

Robin Anthony Fletcher ( May 30, 1922 , Guildford , Surrey , UK - January 15, 2016 ) is a British athlete and high school administrator, bronze medalist in the field hockey games (1952) .

Robin Fletcher
personal information
Floor
Full nameDerek Malcolm Day
A country Great Britain
Specialization
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Date of death
Awards and medals
Olympic Games
BronzeHelsinki 1952field hockey
State awards
British Empire OfficerKnight of the Order of Outstanding Merit

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Biography

At the Summer Olympics in Helsinki (1952) he played all three matches in the British national team, having won a bronze medal, as a striker.

From 1950 to 1989, he taught modern Greek at Oxford Trinity College, from 1951 to 1974. he combined the position of local treasurer with university lectures on modern Greek. From 1980 to 1989 He was the head of administration (Rhodes House) of the University of Oxford, responsible for the provision of scholarships of Rhodes. His memoirs, β€œThe Good Wind: Passed Inside and Outside the Scientific Community,” were published in 2007.

Awards and titles

Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Knight of the Cross "For Outstanding Merit".

Notes

  1. ↑ http://files.www.rhodesscholarshiptrust.com/obituaries/Robin_Fletcher_1922.pdf

Links

  • http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fl/robin-fletcher-1.html
  • https://www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/robin-fletcher/
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fletcher__Robin&oldid=87989016


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