John Sturrock (rower)

John Sturrock
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born20 March 1915
Weymouth, England
Died20 July 1974 (aged 59)
Peterborough, England
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLondon Rowing Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1936 BerlinCoxless four
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place1938 SydneyEight

John Duncan "Jan" Sturrock OBE (20 March 1915 – 20 July 1974) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Born in Weymouth, Dorset, Sturrock was educated at Winchester College and then Magdalen College, Oxford.[2] He rowed for the London Rowing Club.[3]

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Sturrock was a member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the coxless four event.[2]

He represented England at the 1938 British Empire Games[4] in Sydney, Australia, where he competed in the eights event, winning a gold medal.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Jan Sturrock, Bio, Stats, Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Jan Sturrock Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "For the Glory of Sport, Commonwealth Games History" (PDF). Nuts. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sydney 1938 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rowing Eight - Men Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
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