Bill James (rower)

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FullnameJohn William James
Born(1926-10-13)13 October 1926
Died22 October 2001(2001-10-22) (aged 75)
Spouse
Esme Florence Rasmusen
(m. 1947)
Bill James
Personal information
Full nameJohn William James
Born(1926-10-13)13 October 1926
Died22 October 2001(2001-10-22) (aged 75)
Spouse
Esme Florence Rasmusen
(m. 1947)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubAramoho Boating Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place1950 AucklandCoxed four

John William James (13 October 1926 – 22 October 2001)[1] was a New Zealand rower who won a gold medal representing his country in the men's coxed four, alongside Ted Johnson, John O'Brien, Bill Carroll, and Colin Johnstone (coxswain), at the 1950 British Empire Games.[2]

James died on 22 October 2001,[3] and his ashes were buried at Pyes Pa Cemetery, Tauranga, with those of his wife, Esme Florence James (née Rasmusen), who died in 2018.[4]

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