David Collet
British rower
Biography
Lists
Also Viewed
The basics
Quick Facts
| Intro | British rower | |||
| A.K.A. | Theodore David Anthony Collet David Collet | |||
| A.K.A. | Theodore David Anthony Collet David Collet | |||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |||
| was | Rower | |||
| Work field | Sports | |||
| Gender |
| |||
| Birth | 19 October 1901, London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom | |||
| Death | 26 April 1984Scottsdale, USA (aged 82 years) | |||
| Star sign | Libra | |||
| Education |
|
The details
Biography
Theodore David Anthony Collet (19 October 1901 – 26 April 1984) was a British rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Collet was educated at Cambridge University and rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1922, 1923 and 1924. Cambridge won in 1922 and 1924 and Oxford won in 1923.
Collet joined Leander Club and concentrated on single sculls. In 1927 he won the Wingfield Sculls. In 1928 he competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and won the bronze medal in the single sculls competition. He retained the Wingfield Sculls in 1928 and won again in 1929.