Roger Berkeley Fitzhardinge was an Australian rower. He was a dual Australian champion who stroked an Australian crew which won the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in 1912 and the Australian men's eight at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Roger Fitzhardinge
Fitzhardinge (seated 2nd from left) with the 1912 Aust Olympic VIII, incl reserves & selectors
The Grand Challenge Cup is a rowing competition for men's eights. It is the oldest and best-known event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs. Two or more clubs may combine to make an entry.
The Prize Medal of the 1937 Grand Challenge Cup
E.B. Gibson's medal for winning the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta with Royal Chester in 1856
the Harvard University crew, runner-up during the 2004 regatta