Jack Brown (rower)
English rower (1920–2001)
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John Brown (13 August 1920 – 2001), also known as Jack Brown or Boris Brown,[1] was a rower who competed for England.
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1950 British Empire Games, Tinegate (left) and Brown (right) Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 August 1920 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2001 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Loughborough BC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowing career
Brown represented England and won a bronze medal in the double sculls with Ken Tinegate at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3] Shortly before the Games the pair had to purchase a new boat after their previous one had been badly damaged by a submerged tree during training in Southport.[4]
Brown, along with his double sculls rowing partner Ken Tinegate, were twice runner-up of the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta, behind Danes Ebbe Parsner and Aage Larsen.[5]
Personal life and death
Brown was born on 13 August 1920.[6] During the Games in 1950, he lived at Hume House, Sparrow Hill, Loughborough. He was a company director and was a member of the Loughborough Boat Club.[7]
Brown was the son of Owen Alfred Brown (1882–1954). Following his father's death, Jack took over his father's business, alongside his brothers Owen and William.[8] He married Catherine Williams in 1950.[9] Brown died in 2001, at the age of 80.[10]
