Humphrey Warren

Humphrey Lloyd Warren (15 May 1910 – 14 July 1978) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Warren was born in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire.^[1] In 1932 he was granted a commission as a pilot officer^[2] but was also at Trinity Hall, Cambridge where he was a rower. In 1933 he was runner-up in the Diamond Challenge Sculls to Tom Askwith.^[3] In 1934 he was Champion of the Wye at the Hereford Regatta.^[4] He competed in the single scull representing Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but was unplaced.^[5]

During World War II Warren served in the Royal Air Force. As a flight lieutenant he was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1941.^[6] In 1944 as squadron leader of No. 220 Squadron RAF, he was awarded the DFC.^[7]

In 1946 he was runner up with Guy Newton in the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.^[8]

References

1. Cambridgeshire County Council - Going for Gold 27 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. FLIGHT, 22 April 1932
3. Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
4. History of Hereford Regatta^{[permanent dead link]}
5. Sports Reference Olympic Sports - Humphrey Warren 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
6. Supplement to The London Gazette, 1 January 1941 33
7. Flight Global 19 Oct 1944
8. Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2003 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine