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John Wallace (rower)
John William Wallace (born 1 April 1962 in Burlington, Ontario) is a retired rower from Canada. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. At his second appearance, he was a member of the team that won the gold medal in the Men's Eights. He was once married to fellow rower Silken Laumann, and he is brother-in-law to Daniele Laumann Daniele Laumann (born July 8, 1961) is a Canadian rower. She won a bronze medal in Double sculls with her partner and sister Silken Laumann at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olym .... References Canadian Olympic Committee* 1962 births Living people Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Olympic gold medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Burlington, Ontario Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics {{Canada ... [...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] |
