Hank Rushmere
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1913 Great Yarmouth, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 May 2002 (aged 89) Bromyard, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Thames Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||
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Hedley William "Hank" Rushmere (27 April 1913 – 5 May 2002) was a British rower.
Biography
Rushmere competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
He represented the English team[2] at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[3] where he won the bronze medal in the eights event.[4][5]
Rushmere died in Bromyard on 5 May 2002, at the age of 89.[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hank Rushmere Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Eleven Oarsmen for Empire Games". Evening News (London). 3 October 1949. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jack Archer will fly to Games". Nottingham Journal. 7 December 1949. Retrieved 13 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Hank Rushmere". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 December 2025.