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Henry Segrave

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Racecar driver (1896-1930)

United KingdomLived 1896 to 1930 · aged 33
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Sir Henry O'Neal de Hane Segrave was an early British pioneer in land speed and water speed records. Segrave, who set three land and one water record, was the first person to hold both titles simultaneously and the first person to travel at over 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) in a land vehicle.

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Segrave at the 1922 French Grand Prix held in Strasbourg.Segrave at the 1922 French Grand Prix held in Strasbourg.Segrave's Golden Arrow at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu.Segrave's Golden Arrow at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu.Segrave aboard Miss Alacrity in 1929.Segrave aboard Miss Alacrity in 1929.

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Sir Henry O'Neal de Hane Segrave was an early British pioneer in land speed and water speed records. Segrave, who set three land and one water record, was the first person to hold both titles simultaneously and the first person to travel at over 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) in a land vehicle. He died in an accident in 1930 shortly after setting a new world water speed record on Windermere in the Lake District, England. The Segrave Trophy was established to commemorate his life.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1896 to 1930 · aged 33
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