Martin Bristow
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1936 Berlin | Coxless four |
Thomas Richard Martin Bristow (15 November 1913 – 31 July 2007) was a British doctor and rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was known as Martin Bristow and was educated at Dulwich College[1] and Pembroke College, Cambridge. Rowing at Cambridge he won four headships from 1932 to 1935, and was a member of the Cambridge crew in the 1935 Boat Race, which Cambridge won by 4 lengths. He was in the winning Pembroke College crew in the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1935.[2] Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics, he was a member of the British boat with Alan Barrett, Peter Jackson and John Sturrock which won the silver medal in the coxless fours event.[3] He was a member of London Rowing Club and was in crew that won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley in 1938.
Bristow qualified at St Thomas's Hospital. He later specialised in anaesthesia.[citation needed]
Bristow died in Estepona at the age of 93.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Dulwich College – Sporting Honours
- ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martin Bristow". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- 1913 births
- 2007 deaths
- People educated at Dulwich College
- Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
- English male rowers
- British male rowers
- Olympic rowers of Great Britain
- Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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