Thomas Riggs (sailor)
Thomas Cooper Riggs (22 May 1903 – 5 February 1976) was a sailor from Great Britain, who represented his country at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Le Havre, France. Riggs took the silver in the 8 Metre. In the 1928 competition we became 7th.
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| Full name | Thomas Cooper Riggs | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1903 Hendon, Greater London, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 February 1976 (aged 72) Blyth, Suffolk, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | 8 Metre | ||||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 2 March 2015. | |||||||||||||||||
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Sources
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Riggs Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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