John Sturrock (rower)
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Men's rowing | ||
Representing Great Britain | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1936 Berlin | Coxless four | |
Representing England | ||
British Empire Games | ||
1938 Sydney | Eight |
John Duncan "Jan" Sturrock OBE (20 March 1915 – 20 July 1974) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he was a member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the coxless four event.[1]
At the 1938 British Empire Games he was a member of the English boat which won the gold medal in the eight competition.[1]
He was born and died in Weymouth, Dorset.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jan Sturrock, Bio, Stats, Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
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