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Children. 4, including Hugh. Olympic medal record. Representing Great Britain. Men's rowing. 1948 London. Coxless pairs. William George Ranald Mundell "Ran" Laurie (4 May 1915 – 19 September 1998) was an English physician, Olympic rowing champion and gold medallist. He was the father of actor Hugh Laurie .
Sep 19, 1998 · Biography. Ran Laurie, who was educated at Monkton Combe and Selwyn College, Cambridge, established a fine reputation as stroke when he was an undergraduate. He was in the winning Cambridge eight for three successive years and in the last tow years, 1935 and 1936, he was the stroke. Later in 1936 he stroked the British eight that finished ...
Jan 23, 2024 · A Cambridgeshire-born talent, Ran Laurie began rowing at the Somerset-based public school Monkton Combe School. He continued his rowing career as a student at Cambridge, before pursuing it in the Olympics. Though he did not win any medals at the 1936 Olympic Games, Laurie was there with Clooney's ‘Boys in the Boat’.
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During the 1935 and 1936 races, he rowed alongside Ran Laurie, who became his rowing partner after Cambridge and a lifelong friend. After graduating from University, Wilson took a post as a District Commissioner with the Sudan Political Service , missing an opportunity to participate alongside Laurie in Britain’s Eights boat at the 1936 Olympics.
#3: Hugh Laurie. Yes, Dr. House was indeed a rower. His father, Ran Laurie, even won an Olympic gold medal in the coxless pairs at the 1948 London Games. Like his father, Hugh Laurie began rowing at Cambridge and even competed at the 1977Junior World Rowing Championship.
Mar 21, 2023 · Cambridge University 1934 Boat Race crew in their racing eight boat on the river Thames at Putney, London. © Mirrorpix/SMG Images. One of the 1934 Cambridge crew was William George Ranald Mundell “Ran” Laurie. Ran went on to win Olympic gold as a rower in 1948, with Jack Wilson in the coxless pairs.
British rower (1915-1998) Dr. William George Ranald Mundell Ran Laurie (4 May 1915 - 19 Sep 1998)
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