John MacMillan (rower)

Roderick MacMillan
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1928-05-02)2 May 1928
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Died3 August 2006 (aged 78)
Launceston, Cornwall, England
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1954 VancouverEight
Bronze medal – third place1954 VancouverCoxed four

Roderick Alan Fitzjohn MacMillan (2 May 1928 – 3 August 2006), known as John MacMillan, was a British rower who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

MacMillan was educated at Winchester School and studied law at New College, Oxford. At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, MacMillan participated in the men's coxed four event.[2]

He represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada,[3] where he won the silver medal in the eights event and a bronze medal in the coxed fours, both as part of the Thames Rowing Club.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roderick MacMillan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Rand The Sculler For Empire Games". Birmingham Daily Post. 5 July 1954. Retrieved 19 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
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