Arthur Frederick Reginald Wiggins (4 December 1891 – 23 July 1961) was a

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who competed in the

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. Wiggins was born in Bournemouth. He was educated at

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. In 1912 he was a member of the Oxford Boat in the

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. He was then a crew member of the New College

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which won the silver medal for Great Britain

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.Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Arthur Wiggins
/ref> Wiggins rowed for Oxford again in the Boat Race in 1913 and 1914.

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Arthur Wiggins' profile at databaseOlympicsArthur Wiggins' obituary
1891 births 1961 deaths Alumni of New College, Oxford British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Stewards of Henley Royal Regatta Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bournemouth {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub

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