Norman Ella (18 June 1910 – 19 January 1987) was an Australian

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...

coxswain. He competed in the men's eight event at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

Rowing career

Ella rowed for the New South Wales Police club in Sydney. In 1936 the Police Club's eight dominated the Sydney racing season, the New South Wales state titles and won the Henley-on-Yarra event. They were selected in toto as Australia's men's eight to compete at the

1936 Berlin Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

with their attendance funded by the NSW Police Federation. The Australian eight with Ella in the stern finished fourth in its heat, behind Hungary, Italy and Canada. It failed to qualify through the repechage to the final.

War service

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Ella served in the Australian Army. He enlisted early in the war in 1940 and had the rank of corporal when he was discharged in 1944.Ella at WWII Nominal Roll
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ella, Norman 1910 births 1987 deaths Australian male rowers Olympic rowers for Australia Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Rowers from Sydney 20th-century Australian people Sportsmen from New South Wales