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Don Boal
Donald Gordon Boal (September 20, 1907 – July 31, 1953) was a Canadians, Canadian Rowing (sport), rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Toronto and died in a car accident in Ottawa. In 1932 he was a crew member of the Canadian boat which won the bronze medal in the Olympic eights event. At the 1930 Empire Games he won the bronze medal with the Canadian boat in the eights competition. External linkssports-reference.com 1907 births 1953 deaths Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1930 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Road incident deaths in Canada Accidental deaths in Ontario Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Rowers from Toronto Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing 20th-century Canadian sportspeople Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing (sport)
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweep rowing. In sculling, each rower holds two oars—one in each hand, while in sweep rowing each rower holds one oar with both hands. There are several boat classes in which athletes may compete, ranging from single sculls, occupied by one person, to shells with eight rowers and a coxswain, called eights. There are a wide variety of course types and formats of racing, but most elite and championship level racing is conducted on calm water courses long with several lanes marked using buoys. Modern rowing as a competitive sport can be traced to the early 17th century when professional watermen held races (regattas) on the River Thames in London, England. Often prizes were offered by the London G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
