John Sturrock (rower)
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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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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | London Rowing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
References
- ^ "Jan Sturrock, Bio, Stats, Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Jan Sturrock Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "For the Glory of Sport, Commonwealth Games History" (PDF). Nuts. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Sydney 1938 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Rowing Eight - Men Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.