John Graham Chambers

John Graham Chambers
Personal information
Born12 February 1843
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Died4 March 1883 (aged 40)
Earls Court, London

John Graham Chambers (12 February 1843 – 4 March 1883) was a Welsh sportsman. He rowed for Cambridge, founded inter-varsity sports, became English Champion walker, coached four winning Boat-Race crews, devised the Queensberry Rules, staged the Cup Final and the Thames Regatta, instituted championships for billiards, boxing, cycling, wrestling and athletics, rowed beside Matthew Webb as he swam the English Channel[1] and edited a national newspaper.

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