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Lou Scholes

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Lewis Scholes
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born(1880-06-15)15 June 1880
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died19 April 1942(1942-04-19) (aged 61)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport
SportRowing

Lewis Francis Scholes Sr., known as Lou Scholes (15 June 1880 – 19 April 1942), was a Canadian rower.[1][2] He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[3]

In 1904 Scholes won the Diamond Challenge Sculls (the premier singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for Toronto RC.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Lou Scholes". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Rowing Champion". The Buffalo Commercial. 20 July 1904. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lewis Scholes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Henley Royal Regatta resulta 1839 to 1939". Rowing History. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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