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Rowing At The 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Coxless Pair
The men's coxless pairs competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place at Henley-on-Thames, London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester .... Schedule Results Heats First boat of each heat qualified to the semifinal, remainder goes to the repechage. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Repechage First boat of each heat qualified to the semifinal. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Semifinal First boat of each heat qualified to the final. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final References External links Official Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's coxless pair Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Wilson (rower)
John Hyrne Tucker Wilson (17 September 1914 – 16 February 1997) was a British rowing champion and Olympic gold medallist. Wilson was born in Bristol, Rhode Island to British parents, and was educated in Texas then sent to England to be educated at Shrewsbury School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge, he rowed in three successive Boat Races (1934–36) in which Cambridge defeated Oxford. During the 1935 and 1936 races, he rowed alongside Ran Laurie, who became his rowing partner after Cambridge and a lifelong friend. After graduating from University, Wilson took a post as a District Commissioner with the Sudan Political Service, missing an opportunity to participate alongside Laurie in Britain’s Eights boat at the 1936 Olympics. With Laurie joining the Sudan Political Service the following year, the two men joined forces in rowing and, while on leave from colonial service in 1938, won the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta. Both Wilson and Laurie r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |