Albert Hope

Albert Hope
Personal information
Birth nameAlbert Alexander Hope
Born(1914-02-02)2 February 1914
New Lynn, New Zealand
Died3 September 1966(1966-09-03) (aged 52)
Hastings, New Zealand
OccupationButcher[1]
Sport
SportRowing
ClubPetone Rowing Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1938 Sydney Coxed four

Albert Alexander Hope (2 February 1914 – 3 September 1966) was a New Zealand rower.

Hope was born in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn on 2 February 1914, the son of Ada Louisa Hope (née Gibson) and Frederick Hope.[2][3]

At the 1938 British Empire Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's coxed four.[4] He was a member of the Petone Rowing Club, and his team members in the 1938 boat were Jim Clayton (stroke), Ken Boswell, John Rigby, and George Burns (cox).[5]

Hope died on 3 September 1966, and was buried at Hastings Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Details for Hope, Albert Alexander". Hastings District Council. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1914/9308". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Descendants of William Hope". RootsWeb. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Albert Hope". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Petone Oarsmen". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXV, no. 15. 19 January 1938. p. 5. Retrieved 2 July 2017.


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