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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] |
New South Wales
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