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John Graham Chambers (12 February 1843 – 4 March 1883) was a Welsh sportsman. He rowed for Cambridge, founded inter-varsity sports, became English Champion walker, coached four winning Boat-Race crews, devised the Queensberry Rules, staged the Cup Final and the Thames Regatta, instituted championships for billiards, boxing, cycling, wrestling and athletics, rowed beside Matthew Webb as he swam the English Channel and edited a national newspaper.

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  • John Graham Chambers (* 12. Februar 1843 in Carmarthenshire, Wales; † 4. März 1883 in London) war ein britischer Sportfunktionär. Er konnte den Marquess of Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, den er im Magdalene College der University of Cambridge kennengelernt hatte, 1867 dazu gewinnen, seinen Namen für einen von Graham zusammengestellten Satz von Regelveränderungen im Boxsport zur Verfügung zu stellen. Diese Regeln wurden als Queensberry-Regeln bekannt und stellen den Kern der auch heute noch gültigen Boxregeln dar. Ferner war er für die Rudermannschaft von Cambridge als Athlet und Trainer tätig und gründete den britischen Amateursportverband. 1990 wurde Chambers in die International Boxing Hall of Fame aufgenommen. (de)
  • John Graham Chambers (12 February 1843 – 4 March 1883) was a Welsh sportsman. He rowed for Cambridge, founded inter-varsity sports, became English Champion walker, coached four winning Boat-Race crews, devised the Queensberry Rules, staged the Cup Final and the Thames Regatta, instituted championships for billiards, boxing, cycling, wrestling and athletics, rowed beside Matthew Webb as he swam the English Channel and edited a national newspaper. (en)
  • John Graham Chambers est un sportif gallois né le 12 février 1843 à Llanelli dans le Carmarthenshire et mort le 4 mars 1883 à Londres. (fr)
  • John Graham Chambers foi um desportista galês, autor das Regras do Marquês de Queensberry. John Chambers foi um grande remador da Universidade de Cambridge e, posteriormente, técnico da equipe de remo desta mesma instuição acadêmica. Em Cambrigde, Chambers conheceu John Douglas, 9.º Marquês de Queensberry, com quem acabou fazendo uma grande amizade, em virtude do interesse de ambos pelo boxe. Em 1867, Chambers elaborou as regras que viriam a dar origem ao boxe moderno, as quais ele deu o nome de Regras do Marquês de Queensberry. (pt)
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  • John Graham Chambers (12 February 1843 – 4 March 1883) was a Welsh sportsman. He rowed for Cambridge, founded inter-varsity sports, became English Champion walker, coached four winning Boat-Race crews, devised the Queensberry Rules, staged the Cup Final and the Thames Regatta, instituted championships for billiards, boxing, cycling, wrestling and athletics, rowed beside Matthew Webb as he swam the English Channel and edited a national newspaper. (en)
  • John Graham Chambers est un sportif gallois né le 12 février 1843 à Llanelli dans le Carmarthenshire et mort le 4 mars 1883 à Londres. (fr)
  • John Graham Chambers foi um desportista galês, autor das Regras do Marquês de Queensberry. John Chambers foi um grande remador da Universidade de Cambridge e, posteriormente, técnico da equipe de remo desta mesma instuição acadêmica. Em Cambrigde, Chambers conheceu John Douglas, 9.º Marquês de Queensberry, com quem acabou fazendo uma grande amizade, em virtude do interesse de ambos pelo boxe. Em 1867, Chambers elaborou as regras que viriam a dar origem ao boxe moderno, as quais ele deu o nome de Regras do Marquês de Queensberry. (pt)
  • John Graham Chambers (* 12. Februar 1843 in Carmarthenshire, Wales; † 4. März 1883 in London) war ein britischer Sportfunktionär. Er konnte den Marquess of Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, den er im Magdalene College der University of Cambridge kennengelernt hatte, 1867 dazu gewinnen, seinen Namen für einen von Graham zusammengestellten Satz von Regelveränderungen im Boxsport zur Verfügung zu stellen. Diese Regeln wurden als Queensberry-Regeln bekannt und stellen den Kern der auch heute noch gültigen Boxregeln dar. 1990 wurde Chambers in die International Boxing Hall of Fame aufgenommen. (de)
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