John C. Yallop (born 24 October 1949) is a retired

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who competed in the

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Rowing career

Yallop won the coxless pairs title rowing for the Thames Tradesmen's and

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composite, with

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, at the 1973 National Rowing Championships. He participated in the

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in Lucerne, competing in the eights event in which Great Britain won a silver medal. In 1976 he was a crew member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the eights event at the 1976 Olympic Games.

Personal life

He was educated at

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.''School of the Black And Red, A History of Bedford Modern School'' by Andrew Underwood (1981); reset and updated by Peter Boon, Paul Middleton and Richard Wildman, 2010

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yallop, John 1949 births People educated at Bedford Modern School Living people British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics