Edward Vaughan Bevan
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's rowing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1928 Amsterdam | Coxless fours | |
Dr. Edward Vaughan Bevan (November 3, 1907 - February 22, 1988) was a British rower and a doctor. During the 1920s, he attended Trinity College, Cambridge[1], where he rowed with the First Trinity Boat Club. First Trinity represented Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, where, at the age of 20, Edward won an Olympic gold medal rowing in a coxless four with John Lander, Michael Warriner and Richard Beesly. They recorded a time of 6:36.0 in the final to beat the U.S. crew by 1 second.[2]
In his later years, Edward was a doctor in Cambridge, although he maintained his link with rowing - on the wall of his consulting room was a blue oar.[3] He was also senior treasurer of the Cambridge University Boat Club for many years, and was actively involved in coaching the crew[4], as well as being President of Rob Roy Boat Club from 1946 until 1980.[5]
Edward was the doctor to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein whilst he was in Cambridge. After diagnosing Ludwig with prostate cancer, he moved in with Edward in February 1951, where he stayed until his death on April 29, 1951.[6]
Edward himself died on February 22, 1988 at the age of 80.
