John Michael Russell was a British rower who competed in 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 ...

and the

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 ho ...

Rowing career

Russell was born on 3 August 1935 in Chiswick, London. In 1959, he won both the Wingfield Sculls and the Scullers Head of the River Race. In 1960, he was a crew member of the British coxed four which was eliminated in the repechage of the coxed four event at the

. In the same year, he won both the Grand Challenge Cup and the Stewards Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. He represented England and won double

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in the coxed four and eights at the

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. The ...

in Perth, Western Australia. Two years later, he won a silver medal in the coxless four at the

with

Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh Hugh Arthur Wardell-Yerburgh (11 January 1938 – 28 January 1970) was a British schoolmaster and rower. He won a silver medal in the coxless fours event at the 1964 Summer Olympics, together with John Russell, William Barry and John Jam ...

, William Barry and John James.

Gallery

File:John M Russell rowing.jpg, John Michael Russell (stroke) File:John M Russell Single Scull.jpg, On the way to winning Scullers Head of the River Race in 1959 File:John Michael Russell Wingfield Sculls.png, Russell after winning the Wingfield Sculls in 1960 File:John M Russell HRR Stewards Cup.png, Russell winning the Stewards Challenge Cup in 1960] File:John M Russell HRR Grand Challenge Cup.png, Russell winning the Grand Challenge Cup in 1960 File:John M Russell Henley.jpg, John Michael Russell (left)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, John 1935 births 2019 deaths Rowers from Greater London British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games