John Tilbury (rower)
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1931 Ashford, Kent, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 August 2000 (aged 69)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
Event | fours / eights | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Molesey BC | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Woodruffe Tilbury (4 January 1931 – 2 August 2000) was a British rower who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome he participated in the men's coxed four event.[3]
He also represented the England team[4] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[5] He competed in the coxless four and eights, winning a gold medal in the coxless four and a bronze medal in the eight.[6][7][8]
References
- ↑ Watson, Margaret (August 2020). "The Tilbury family". The Wonderful World of Family History. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Tilbury Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "Busy Time for Molesey". Birmingham Daily Post. 13 September 1962. p. 15. Retrieved 18 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Rowing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
External links
- John Tilbury at World Rowing
- John Tilbury at Olympics.com
- John Tilbury at Olympedia
- John Tilbury at InterSportStats
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- 1931 births
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- British male rowers
- Olympic rowers for Great Britain
- Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Ashford, Kent
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- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rowing
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in rowing
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- British rowing biography stubs