John Sturrock (rower)
English rower
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John Duncan "Jan" Sturrock OBE (20 March 1915 – 20 July 1974) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
NationalityBritish (English)
Born20 March 1915
Weymouth, England
Died20 July 1974 (aged 59)
Peterborough, England
SportRowing
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1915 Weymouth, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 July 1974 (aged 59) Peterborough, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | London Rowing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Born in Weymouth, Dorset, Sturrock was educated at Winchester College and then Magdalen College, Oxford.[2] He rowed for the London Rowing Club.[3]
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Sturrock was a member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the coxless four event.[2]
He represented England at the 1938 British Empire Games[4] in Sydney, Australia, where he competed in the eights event, winning a gold medal.[5]
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