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Stewart Farquharson (born 27 April 1940) is a British rower. He competed 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 ...
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 ...
. He represented Britain in the inaugural
1962 World Rowing Championships The 1962 World Rowing Championships were the inaugural world championships in rowing. The competition was held in September 1962 on the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. Rowers from West Germany dominated the competition, winning five of the seve ...
with
David Lee Nicholson James David Lee Nicholson (31 January 1938 – 8 January 1967) was a British rower. He competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He represented Britain in the inaugural 1962 World Rowing Championships with Stew ...
in the coxless pairs, in which they won the B final. He also represented
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and won a
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in the coxless pair with David Lee Nicholson, 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
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, Western Australia. They both rowed for the University of London Boat Club at the time.


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1940 births Living people British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics People from Amersham Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Rowers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-rowing-bio-stub