Herb Turner (rower)

Although he was the 1935 Australian single-sculls champion, Turner was beaten in selection trials for the 1936 Summer Olympics by Cecil Pearce. Pearce was chosen as the single sculler and Turner was selected to row the double scull with Pearce. The rowing selectors also nominated Pearce and Turner in a double scull. However the AOF selection committee preferred to see Pearce focus on the single and Turner rowed the double with the Bill Dixon the reserve for the men's eight.^[6] Though Dixon had not sculled before selection, he and Turner were the best performers of the three Australian boats in Berlin. They made the Olympic final and placed sixth.^[6]

In 1938 Turner was Australia's single sculls entrant for the 1938 Commonwealth Games where he won the gold medal beating the British sculler Peter H. Jackson by five lengths in the final.^[7]

• Herbert Turner at World Rowing
• Herbert Turner at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Herbert J. Turner at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Herbert James Turner at Olympics.com
• Herb Turner at Olympedia