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Roger Verey

1912 - 2000

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Roger Roland Verey (14 March 1912 – 6 September 2000) was a Polish rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lausanne, Switzerland and died in Kraków. In 1936 he won the bronze medal with his partner Jerzy Ustupski in the double sculls competition rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1939 he was runner-up in the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta to Joe Burk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Roger Verey is the 2,325th most popular athlete (up from 2,330th in 2024), the 700th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 714th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Swiss Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Roger Verey ranks 2,326 out of 6,025. Before him are István Szívós, Lasha Talakhadze, Sabine John, Albert Arnheiter, Gulnara Samitova-Galkina, Ace Rusevski, and Bjørn Hasløv. After him are John McLean, Natalya Lebedeva, Pete George, Maritza Martén, and Gerry Ashworth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Roger Verey ranks 406. Before him are Zohra Sehgal, Tip O'Neill, John Le Mesurier, Kees Mijnders, Kamil Tolon, and Harry Hay. After him are Les Brown, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Erland Herkenrath, Studs Terkel, Gerald Emmett Carter, and Byron Nelson. Among people deceased in 2000, Roger Verey ranks 349. Before him are A. H. Albut, Robert Cormier, Ann Doran, Alla Rakha, Jimmie Davis, and James Grogan. After him are Udham Singh, Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, José Miracca, Chidambaram Subramaniam, R. S. Thomas, and Gloria Talbott.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Roger Verey ranks 701 out of 1,015. Before him are Adrian Knup (1968), Jakob Fuglsang (1985), Denis Zakaria (1996), Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein (1969), Oscar Camenzind (1971), Walter Dietrich (1902), and Siem de Jong (1989). After him are Mirwais (1960), Doris de Agostini (1958), Daniel Löble (1973), Reto Ziegler (1986), and Paul Hinder (1942).

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Among ATHLETES In Switzerland

Among athletes born in Switzerland, Roger Verey ranks 24. Before him are Otto Licha (1912), Charles Bouvier (1898), Friedrich Waller (1920), Pierre Musy (1910), Kurt Schmid (1932), and Edy Hubacher (1940). After him are Erland Herkenrath (1912), Markus Ryffel (1955), Gaston Strobino (1891), Paul Meister (1926), Daniel Giger (1949), and Selina Gasparin (1984).

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