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John Russell (rower)

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John Russell
John Russell (stroke) training with his Olympic Crew in 1964
Personal information
Nationality England
Born3 August 1935
Chiswick
Died21 January 2019 (aged 83)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Coxless four
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth Coxed Fours
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth Eights

John Michael Russell was a British rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Rowing career

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Russell was born on 3 August 1935 in Chiswick, London. In 1959, he won both the Wingfield Sculls and the Scullers Head of the River Race.

In 1960, he was a crew member of the British coxed four which was eliminated in the repechage of the coxed four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. In the same year, he won both the Grand Challenge Cup and the Stewards Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.

He represented England and won double Bronze in the coxed four and eights at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[1][2]

Two years later, he won a silver medal in the coxless four at the 1964 Summer Olympics with Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, William Barry and John James.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ John Russell. sports-reference.com