Godfried Roëll

Godfried Roëll

Godfried Roëll in 1932
Personal information
Born 5 April 1908
Utrecht, the Netherlands
Died 17 March 1934 (aged 25)
Utrecht, the Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club Triton, Utrecht

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]

Roëll died in a traffic accident, aged 25.

References

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