John Hudson (born 4 August 1940) is an Australian former representative rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the

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 ...

Club and state rowing

Hudson's senior rowing was from Mosman Rowing Club in 1959 and 1960. In 1961 he moved to 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 ...

where he was club captain in 1964. Hudson first made state selection for New South Wales in the 1959 men's senior eight which contested and won the

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at the 1959 Australian Interstate Regatta. He made further King's Cup appearances for New South Wales in 1960, 1963 and 1964. At the second ever Australian Rowing Championships held in 1964, Hudson contested the national coxless fours title in Leichhardt colours. That crew placed second.

International representative rowing

For the

1960 Rome 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 ...

the selected Australian eight was the winning King's Cup West Australian eight. A coxed four was selected as the fourth priority boat and a New South Wales four was picked with Hudson in the stroke seat. In Rome they were the only Australian crew to make the Olympic final and finished in fifth place.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, John 1940 births Living people Australian male rowers Olympic rowers for Australia Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers from Sydney 20th-century Australian people Sportsmen from New South Wales