John Rigby (rower)

John Brian Freeman Rigby (7 April 1906 – 19 June 1975) was a New Zealand rower. At the 1938 British Empire Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's coxed four.[1] He was a member of the Petone Rowing Club, and his team members in the 1938 boat were Jim Clayton (stroke), Albert Hope, Kenneth Boswell, and George Burns (cox).[2]

John Rigby

Personal information
Birth name	John Brian Freeman Rigby
Born	7 April 1906
Died	19 June 1975 (aged 69)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  New Zealand British Empire Games 1938 Sydney Coxed four

Rigby died on 19 June 1975, and his ashes were buried at Karori Cemetery, Wellington.[3][4]

References

1. "John Rigby". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
2. "Petone Oarsmen". The Evening Post. CXXV (15). 19 January 1938. p. 5. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
3. "Cemeteries search: cremation". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
4. "Cemeteries search: memorial inscription". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 7 June 2019.