George Justicz
George C. Justicz (born 27 February 1931) is a former rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Olympic games and won Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta four times and the Wingfield Sculls.
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| Born | 27 February 1931 Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Justicz was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. His family came to England and he became a member of Birmingham Rowing Club where he was captain in 1959 and 1960. He competed in the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta in 1958.[1] In 1959, partnering Nicholas Birkmyre, he was runner up at the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley.[2] In 1960 the pair won the Double Sculls Challenge Cup and went on to compete in the double sculls event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[3] Justicz also won the Wingfield Sculls as a single sculler in 1960.[4] Justicz and Birkmyer won the double sculls at Henley again in 1961 and won a silver medal at the 1961 European Rowing Championships.[5] They then joined Leander Club and in 1962 won the double sculls at Henley, came fifth in the 1962 World Rowing Championships and won a gold medal at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[6] They made their final winning appearance in the double sculls at Henley 1964.
References
- Birmingham Rowing Club
- Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2003 Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Justicz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- Wingfield Sculls Record of Races
- Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- History of Birmingham Rowing Club Archived 13 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine