Felix Badcock
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1935 Marylebone, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 January 2015 (aged 79–80) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Thames Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||
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John Felix Charles Badcock known as Felix Badcock (1935 – 11 January 2015), was a male rower who competed for England.
Biography
He represented the England team[1][2] and won a bronze medal[3] in the eights event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[4][5]
The eights crew consisted entirely of members of the Thames Rowing Club and who won the final of the Empire Games Trials from the 1st and 3rd Trinity Boat Club, Cambridge.[6]
His father was John Badcock (also known as Felix) and his mother was Joyce Cooper. His brother Francis 'David' M Badcock (born 1937), also rowed for the Thames RC and was a reserve for 1958 Commonwealth games crew in addition to rowing in the 1958 boat race.
He died in 2015.[7]
References
- ^ "Pairs Shock at Henley". Sunday Express. 15 June 1958. p. 19. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rowing". The Scotsman. 23 July 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Rowing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "A History of St Catherine's Rowing 1875-1999". St Catherine's.
- ^ "Obituary". Thames RC.