William Fison

Olympic medal record
Men's rowing

Sir William Guy Fison, MC 3rd Baronet (25 October 1890 – 6 December 1964) was a British rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Fison was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford. He was the bowman of the New College eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[2]

In the First World War, Fison served as captain in the Royal Field Artillery. He was mentioned in despatches, and awarded the M.C. He inherited the baronetcy on the death of his brother in 1948.

Fison married Gwladys Rees Davies, daughter of John Robert Davies, on 3 February 1914.

Coat of arms of William Fison
	Crest A demi heraldic tiger rampant Or collared Gules holding between the paws and escutcheon Argent charged with a battle-axe Sable. Escutcheon Per fess Azure and Ermine in chief three battle-axes erect Or and in base an heraldic tiger passant of the third. Motto Deo Confide^[3]

References

^ "William Fison". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Fison". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Francis Geoffrey Fison	Baronet (of Greenholme) 1948–1964	Succeeded by Richard Guy Fison

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