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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 4 August 1940 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 16 March 2024 (aged 83)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
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.