Donald 'Don' S S Elliot (born 1929), is a male former rower who competed for England.

Rowing career

He represented

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and won a

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in the eights at the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ...

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

, Wales. He rowed at stroke for the eights crew, which consisted entirely of members of the Thames Rowing Club and who won the final of the Empire Games Trials from the 1st and 3rd Trinity Boat Club, Cambridge.

Personal life

His son Graham Elliot was captain of the St Catherine's College Boat Club.

References

1929 births English male rowers Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Rowers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Living people Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{England-rowing-bio-stub