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Mosman Rowing Club
Mosman Rowing Club is an all-level competitive and recreational rowing club on the North Shore of Sydney. Since 2007 the club's facilities have been wholly located at The Spit in Sydney's Middle Harbour, the northern arm of Port Jackson. Mercantile club history Mosman's red and white hooped racing colours date back to 1873 when the Mercantile Rowing Club was founded on the west side of Sydney's Circular Quay at Dawes Point. A meeting of warehousemen and merchants' clerks had decided to form a second club the second in the colony (after Sydney Rowing Club). Henry Woolnough was the club's first chairman, he had earlier been a committee member at Sydney. Mercantile's first patron was the Governor of the New South Wales, Sir Hercules Robinson. Mercantile enjoyed a strong patronage but began to struggle in the 1890s and sustained losses when it opened an unsuccessful branch shed at Parramatta. Mosman club history In 1911 due to poor water conditions in the busy port and the expirat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spit, New South Wales
The Spit is an urban locality in the suburb of Mosman in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Aboriginal word for The Spit is ''Burra Bra''. The Spit is located in the local government area of the Municipality of Mosman and is part of the Lower North Shore. Landmarks The Spit protrudes off Beauty Point and is home to the Spit Bridge, a bascule bridge opened in 1958 over Middle Harbour. The bridge opens at set times to allow yachts with high masts to pass. The Spit is the site of the Middle Harbour Yacht Club and a marina. History From as early as 1834, a ferry operated by Barney Kearns carried passengers across the waters of Middle Harbour. From the 1850s, a punt operated by Peter Ellery, carried passengers across for sixpence and horse-drawn vehicles were charged 1s 6d. If the horses swam across, there was a reduction of sixpence. In 1889, it was replaced by a government steam punt. A wooden bridge was opened in 1924 after the electric tram lines were extended to the Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commonly known as Moscow 1980 (russian: link=no, Москва 1980), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russia. The games were the first to be staged in an Eastern Bloc country, as well as the first Olympic Games and only Summer Olympics to be held in a Slavic language-speaking country. They were also the only Summer Olympic Games to be held in a self-proclaimed communist country until the 2008 Summer Olympics held in China. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC Presidency of Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin before he was succeeded by Juan Antonio Samaranch, a Spaniard, shortly afterwards. Eighty nations were represented at the Moscow Games, the smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Shaw (rower)
Malcolm Campbell Shaw (7 October 1947 – 8 May 2014) was a New Zealand-born, Australian representative rower. He competed for Australia at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. Club and state rowing Born in Whakatane, New Zealand, Shaw attended high school there and took a trade as a fitter and welder. He rowed for the Whakatane Rowing Club and raced in a maiden four and as a sculler. He won the maiden single sculls title at the New Zealand national championships in 1968. Shaw relocated to Sydney in 1969 and joined the Mosman Rowing Club. In Mosman crews he contested both the coxed and the coxless four events at the 1970 Australian Rowing Championships and he won the national title in the coxless four. He won the national coxless pair title in a composite crew with Tim Conrad in 1975. In 1976 he again contested both the coxed and the coxless four events in Mosman boats and won the coxless four national championship. He first made state selection for Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. They were also the first Games to use an all-weather (smooth) track for track and field events instead of the traditional cinder track, as well as the first example of the Olympics exclusively using electronic timekeeping equipment. The 1968 Games were the third to be held in the last quarter of the year, after the 1956 Games in Melbourne and the 1964 Games in Tokyo. The 1968 Mexican Student Movement was crushed days prior, hence the Games were correlated to the government's repression. The United States won the most gold and overall medals for the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Herford
Gary Herford (10 August 1940 – 17 November 1997) was an Australian rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Club and state rowing Herford's senior rowing was initially from the Mosman Rowing Club and later the Sydney Rowing Club. Herford made three state representative appearances in the New South Wales senior eight which contested the King's Cup. He rowed in the two seat at the 1962 Interstate Championships held on Lake Wendouree, at four in Brisbane in 1963 to a second placing and then he stroked the 1964 NSW men's eight to another second place at the 1964 Interstate Regatta in Sydney. At the 1964 Australian Rowing Championships Herford contested both the coxless and coxed four championship in Sydney colours and won the coxed four title and with it, selection for the Tokyo Olympics. International representative rowing In 1961 a three race Trans-Tasman test series was held against New Zealand to help both counties crews gain interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki due to Japan's invasion of China, before ultimately being cancelled due to World War II. Tokyo was chosen as the host city during the 55th IOC Session in West Germany on 26 May 1959. The 1964 Summer Games were the first Olympics held in Asia, and marked the first time South Africa was excluded due to the use of its apartheid system in sports. Until 1960, South Africa had fielded segregated teams, conforming to the country's racial classifications; for the 1964 Games the International Olympic Committee demanded a multi-racial delegation to be sent, and after South Africa refused, they were excluded from participating. The country was, however, allowed to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Ninham
Roger Arthur Ninham (23 September 1942 – 1985) was an Australian Olympian stillwater rower, a surfboat rower and surfcraft boat builder. As a stillwater rower he was a four-time national champion across both sculling and sweep-oared boats and competed at two Olympic Games. Rowing family and pedigree Born in Perth, Western Australia Ninham's father William Ninham a boat builder, stroked South Australian eights which contested the King's Cup in 1932, 1933 and 1935. As a Perth-based boat building craftsman he had along association with the West Australian Rowing Club and the Fremantle Rowing Club. Ninham's niece Sally Ninham was an Australian national champion lightweight rower who won a silver medal at the 1990 World Rowing Championships. Club and state rowing Roger Ninham's senior club rowing was initially from the West Australian Rowing Club and later from the Mosman Rowing Club. Ninham's first state selection for Western Australian was in the 1960 men's eight which contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Shirlaw
Robert "Bob" Alan Shirlaw (born 9 April 1943) is an Australian former rower and stalwart school level rowing coach. He rowed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. Club and state rowing He was born in Sydney and his senior rowing was with the Mosman Rowing Club. In 1963 and 1964 he was the New South Wales selected sculler to contest the President's Cup - the interstate single sculls championship - at the Australian Interstate Regatta. He placed third on both occasions. Then in 1967 he won the President's Cup and the interstate single sculls championshi1967 Interstate Regatta In 1964 and 1966 he won the national coxless pair title at the Australian Rowing Championships - both times paired with Roger Ninham. In 1966 he also contested the coxless four title in a composite Haberfield/Mosman crew. International representative rowing In 1964 as the Australian champion coxless pair, Shirlaw and Roger Ninham were selected as Australia's coxless pair to compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awarded the administration of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906, the city had no choice but to decline and pass the honour to London. The Soviet Union won the most gold and overall medals at the 1960 Games. The 1st Paralympic Games were held in Rome in conjunction with the 1960 Summer Olympics, marking the first time such events coincided. Host city selection On 15 June 1955, at the 50th IOC Session in Paris, France, Rome won the rights to host the 1960 Games, having beaten Brussels, Mexico City, Tokyo, Detroit, Budapest and finally Lausanne. Tokyo and Mexico City would subsequently host the proceeding 1964 and 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Allan
Graeme Keith Allan (25 June 1938 – 23 October 2021) was an Australian representative rower who competed at two Olympic Games and won two Commonwealth Games medals. Club and state rowing Mick Allan learnt to row in a tub pair on the waters of Sydney's Middle Harbour. His first coach was Fred Evans a 1929 King's Cup winning Mosman oarsman. Allan's senior rowing was initially from the Mosman Rowing Club and later the Sydney Rowing Club. State selection for Allan first came in 1959 when he was picked at five in the New South Wales senior eight which contested and won the King's Cup at the Interstate Championships held in Perth. In 1960 Allan's state champion Mosman Rowing Club senior eight was selected in toto as the New South Wales crew to contest the King's Cup in Launceston. They placed second to WA. Allan held his seat in the New South Wales men's eight for the Kings Cup contests of 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964. In 1961 a three race Trans-Tasman test series was held against New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956. These Games were the first to be staged in the Southern Hemisphere and Oceania, as well as the first to be held outside Europe and North America. Melbourne is the most southerly city ever to host the Olympics. Due to the Southern Hemisphere's seasons being different from those in the Northern Hemisphere, the 1956 Games did not take place at the usual time of year, because of the need to hold the events during the warmer weather of the host's spring/summer (which corresponds to the Northern Hemisphere's autumn/winter), resulting in the only summer games ever to be held in November and December. Australia did not host the Games again until 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, and will host them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Empire Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 (cancelled due to World War II), have successively run every four years since. The Games were called the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954 to 1966, and British Commonwealth Games from 1970 to 1974. Athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams since 2002, making the Commonwealth Games the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event. In 2018, the Games became the first global multi-sport event to feature an equal number of men's and women's medal events and four years later they are the first global multi-sport event to have more events for women than men. Inspired by the Inter-Empire Championships, part of the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
