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John Tilbury (rower)

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John Tilbury
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1931-01-04)4 January 1931
Ashford, Kent, England
Died2 August 2020(2020-08-02) (aged 89)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth eights

John Woodruffe Tilbury (4 January 1931 – 2 August 2020) was a British rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]

He also represented England and won a gold medal in the coxless four and a bronze medal in the eights at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Watson, Margaret (August 2020). "The Tilbury family". The Wonderful World of Family History. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
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