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Alan Watson (rower)

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Alan Watson
Personal information
Full nameAlan Richard Watson
NationalityBritish
Born(1929-07-09)9 July 1929
London, England
Died15 February 2007(2007-02-15) (aged 77)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1954 Vancouver Eights

Alan Richard Watson (9 July 1929 – 15 February 2007) was a British rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

He also represented England and won a silver medal in the eights at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[2][3] He was a member of the Thames Rowing Club.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Watson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Archive". Thames Rowing Club.
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