Godfried Leonard Roëll (5 April 1908 – 17 March 1934) was a Dutch rower. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the coxless pairs, together with Pieter Roelofsen, and finished fourth, 0.2 seconds behind the third place.[1][2] Roëll and Roelofsen won the European title in 1931.[3]
 Godfried Roëll in 1932 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 April 1908 Utrecht, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 March 1934 (aged 25) Utrecht, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Triton, Utrecht | ||||||||||||||
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Roëll died in a motorcycle crash when he was aged 25.
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- ^ "Godfried, Jonkheer Roëll". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Rowing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015.
- ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren) Zweier ohne Steuermann, Vierer o.Stm. sport-komplett.de
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