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Geoffrey Williamson (10 July 1923 – 17 September 2009) was an Australian 
His senior rowing was done from the
Notice of Geoff Williamson's death
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williamson, Geoff 1923 births 2009 deaths Australian male rowers Olympic rowers for Australia Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Rowers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Rowers from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales
rower
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 di ...
who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
and in the 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, whi ...
.
His senior rowing was done from the Leichhardt Rowing Club
Leichhardt Rowing Club formed in 1886 is one of the oldest rowing clubs in Sydney, Australia. The clubhouse has occupied sites on Port Jackson's, Iron Cove at Leichhardt, New South Wales, Leichhardt since 1886. Leichhardt is an all-level competiti ...
in Sydney. In 1952 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.
Four years later he rowed on the five seat of the Australian boat which was eliminated in the semi-final of the coxless four competition.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Williamson, Geoff 1923 births 2009 deaths Australian male rowers Olympic rowers for Australia Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Rowers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Rowers from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales