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Also Known As Jack Beresford Wiszniewski
Born January 1, 1899 • London • England
Died December 3, 1977 (aged 78) • England
Awards And Honors Olympic Games • Henley Royal Regatta • Diamond Challenge Sculls (1926) • Diamond Challenge Sculls (1925) • Diamond Challenge Sculls (1924) • Diamond Challenge Sculls (1920)

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John B. Kelly, who won the single sculls event at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp
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Aileen Riggin, 1922.
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