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Thomas Cunningham Gillespie (14 December 1892 – 18 October 1914) was a Scottish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action in the First World War. Gillespie was the son of Thomas Paterson Gillespie and his wife Elizabeth Hall Chalmers of Longcroft Linlithgow. He was educated at Cargilfield Preparatory School Cramond Bridge, Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He rowed for his college for three years when they were twice Head of the River and was a member of the New College eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

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  • Thomas Cunningham Gillespie va ser un remer anglès que va competir a començaments del segle xx. Gillespie estudià al i al , de la Universitat d'Oxford. El 1912 va prendre part en els Jocs Olímpics d'Estocolm, on guanyà la medalla de plata en la competició del vuit amb timoner del programa de rem. Gillespie va obtenir una comissió universitària pels , i en esclatar la Primera Guerra Mundial es va unir a ells. Va servir com a tinent en la . Morí en acció de guerra a La Bassée. Les seves restes no van ser recuperades i el seu nom es recordat al proper . El seu germà Alexander Douglas Gillespie també va morir a la guerra i es conserva la correspondència ente ambdós. (ca)
  • Thomas Cunningham Gillespie (14 December 1892 – 18 October 1914) was a Scottish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action in the First World War. Gillespie was the son of Thomas Paterson Gillespie and his wife Elizabeth Hall Chalmers of Longcroft Linlithgow. He was educated at Cargilfield Preparatory School Cramond Bridge, Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He rowed for his college for three years when they were twice Head of the River and was a member of the New College eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Gillespie obtained a university commission in the King's Own Scottish Borderers and joined them on the outbreak of the First World War. He served as a lieutenant in the First Battle of the Aisne. He was killed in action at La Bassée, aged 21. His remains were not recovered and his name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial nearby. His brother Alexander Douglas Gillespie was also killed in the war and his letters are preserved. During an edition of BBC television's Countryfile screened on 9 November 2014, it was revealed that Gillespie is the great uncle of presenter Tom Heap. (en)
  • Thomas Cunningham Gillespie, född 14 december 1892 i Alvington, död 18 oktober 1914 i La Bassée, var en brittisk roddare. Gillespie blev olympisk silvermedaljör i åtta med styrman vid sommarspelen 1912 i Stockholm. (sv)
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  • Thomas Cunningham Gillespie, född 14 december 1892 i Alvington, död 18 oktober 1914 i La Bassée, var en brittisk roddare. Gillespie blev olympisk silvermedaljör i åtta med styrman vid sommarspelen 1912 i Stockholm. (sv)
  • Thomas Cunningham Gillespie va ser un remer anglès que va competir a començaments del segle xx. Gillespie estudià al i al , de la Universitat d'Oxford. El 1912 va prendre part en els Jocs Olímpics d'Estocolm, on guanyà la medalla de plata en la competició del vuit amb timoner del programa de rem. (ca)
  • Thomas Cunningham Gillespie (14 December 1892 – 18 October 1914) was a Scottish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action in the First World War. Gillespie was the son of Thomas Paterson Gillespie and his wife Elizabeth Hall Chalmers of Longcroft Linlithgow. He was educated at Cargilfield Preparatory School Cramond Bridge, Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He rowed for his college for three years when they were twice Head of the River and was a member of the New College eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics. (en)
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  • Thomas Gillespie (ca)
  • Thomas Gillespie (rower) (en)
  • Thomas Gillespie (sv)
  • 托马斯·吉莱斯皮 (zh)
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