John Campbell (rower)

For the Australian rower, see John Campbell (Australian rower).

Olympic medal record
Men's rowing
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Eight

John Alan Campbell (13 April 1899 – 20 February 1939) was a British rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]

Campbell was educated at Melbourne Grammar School and Jesus College, Cambridge. He rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1920. In 1920 he was a crew member of the British boat, which won the silver medal in the eights at the Summer Olympics.[2] In 1921 he rowed in the Boat Race again and won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta partnering Humphrey Playford.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "John Campbell". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ Olympic profile John Campbell Archived 1 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine


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