John Edwards (rower)

Edwards was born into a rowing family, his father Group Captain Hugh Edwards D.F.C, was an Olympic gold medallist had won three events at the Henley Royal Regatta.^[1]

He attended Christ Church, Oxford^[2] and was a trialist for the Oxford team at the 1956 Boat Race.^[3]

Of East Isley, Berkshire at the time^[4] and along with his brother David Edwards and varsity Oxford teammate John Fage,^[4] they formed three members of the coxless four selected for the 1958 Welsh team^[5] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.

The fourth member of the team was David Prichard and in the coxless fours event^[6] they won the bronze medal.^[7]

Four years later, he and his brother David were in the coxless four that won the silver medal at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.^[7]