| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Rowing | ||
| Gold | 1912 Stockholm | Men's eights |
Philip Fleming (15 August 1889 – 13 October 1971) was a British merchant banker and rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Fleming was born at Newport-on-Tay, Fife, Scotland, the son of Robert Fleming a merchant banker. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford. Fleming made one appearance for Oxford in the Boat Race rowing in the winning boat of 1910. He joined Leander Club and in 1912 he was strokeman of the Leander eight which won the gold medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics. The Leander eight beat the crew from New College, Oxford by one length in the Olympic final at Stockholm.[1]
In World War I, Fleming, with his brother Valentine Fleming, joined the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars. He was a partner of Robert Fleming & Co, the merchant bank and he held many directorships. Fleming rode with the Bicester and the Heythrop Hunts. He was Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire and High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1948. In 1951 he founded the PF Charitable Trust.[2]
Fleming died at Woodstock, Oxfordshire at the age of 82.
Fleming married Jean Hunloke, the daughter of Philip Hunloke who had won a bronze medal sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Fleming is the grandfather of Rory Fleming and uncle of Ian Fleming creator of James Bond