Esmond Roney
Esmond Richard Roney (12 July 1907 – 22 January 1979) was a sailor from Great Britain, who represented his country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was the brother of Margaret Roney and Ernest Roney.
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| Full name | Esmond Richard Roney | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1907[1] Kingston Hill, Great Britain | |||||||||||||
| Died | 22 January 1979 (aged 71) Camden, Great Britain | |||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | 8 Metre | |||||||||||||
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Roney was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon and Merton College, Oxford, matriculating in 1925; whilst at University he played for their Greyhounds Rugby Union XV. After completing his BA degree he became a solicitor.[1]
Roney married twice: firstly in 1931 to Agnes née Thomson, with whom he had a son; then in 1937 to Muriel, née Barham, with whom he had two sons and two daughters.[1]
Sources
- Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 178.
- "Esmond Roney Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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