John Hudson (rower)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 4 August 1940 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 16 March 2024 (aged 83)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
John Hudson (4 August 1940 – 16 March 2024) was an Australian representative rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]
Club and state rowing[edit]
Hudson's senior rowing was from Mosman Rowing Club in 1959 and 1960. In 1961 he moved to the Leichhardt Rowing Club where he was club captain in 1964.[3]
Hudson first made state selection for New South Wales in the 1959 men's senior eight which contested and won the King's Cup at the 1959 Australian Interstate Regatta.[4] He made further King's Cup appearances for New South Wales in 1960, 1963 and 1964.[5]
At the second ever Australian Rowing Championships held in 1964, Hudson contested the national coxless fours title in Leichhardt colours. That crew placed second.[6]
International representative rowing[edit]
For the 1960 Rome Olympics the selected Australian eight was the winning King's Cup West Australian eight. A coxed four was selected as the fourth priority boat and a New South Wales four was picked with Hudson in the stroke seat. In Rome they were the only Australian crew to make the Olympic final and finished in fifth place.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "John D'Eresby HUDSON". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Hudson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ Hudson profile at Guerin Foster
- ^ 1959 Interstate Regatta
- ^ 1964 Interstate Regatta
- ^ 1964 Australian Championships
- ^ "1960 Olympics". Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2018.