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Walter Howell

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Olympic medal record
Men's Rowing
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne eights

Walter Neville Howell (born 17 December 1929) is an Australian Olympic medal winning rower.

He was born in the state of Victoria and his senior rowing from 1951 was with the Banks Rowing Club in Melbourne.

In 1956 he was in the six seat of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event Melbourne 1956. Four years later in Tokyo 1960 he was eliminated with the Australian boat in the repechage of the men's coxed pair event.

In 1962 he won a gold medal in the men's VIIIs event at the Perth Commonwealth Games.

He had a long and distinguished masters rowing career and in 2010 was inducted as a member of the Rowing Victoria Hall of Fame.

References

  • profile
  • From the Rowing Australia website. "Athletes".
  • Paul Daffey (1 December 2002). "A stroke of good planning". The Age. Melbourne.