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Jumbo strikes gold twice on same day at LA Games

Hugh ‘Jumbo’ Edwards struck Olympic gold twice in the space of a few hours on Saturday, 13 August, 1932. The Oxford University oarsman joined forces with Clive Lewis in the Coxless Paris at Long Beach Marine Stadium, Long Beach, California before winning a second medal with the Coxless Fours. Edwards joined the Roll of Honour in 1995.