John Russell (rower)

John Michael Russell was a British rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.

John Russell

John Russell (stroke) training with his Olympic Crew in 1964
Personal information
Nationality	England
Born	3 August 1935 Chiswick
Died	21 January 2019 (aged 83)
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Coxless four Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth Coxed Fours 1962 Perth Eights

Rowing career

Russell was born on 3 August 1935 in Chiswick, London. In 1959, he won both the Wingfield Sculls and the Scullers Head of the River Race.

In 1960, he was a crew member of the British coxed four which was eliminated in the repechage of the coxed four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. In the same year, he won both the Grand Challenge Cup and the Stewards Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.

He represented England and won double Bronze in the coxed four and eights at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[1][2]

Two years later, he won a silver medal in the coxless four at the 1964 Summer Olympics with Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, William Barry and John James.[3]

Gallery

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  John Michael Russell (stroke)
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  On the way to winning Scullers Head of the River Race in 1959
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  Russell after winning the Wingfield Sculls in 1960
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  Russell winning the Stewards Challenge Cup in 1960
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  Russell winning the Grand Challenge Cup in 1960
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  John Michael Russell (left)

References

1. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
3. John Russell. sports-reference.com