John C. Yallop (born 24 October 1949) is a retired British rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 1949 Luton, Bedfordshire[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Leander Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rowing career edit
Yallop won the coxless pairs title rowing for the Thames Tradesmen's and Leander composite, with Lenny Robertson, at the 1973 National Rowing Championships.[2] He participated in the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, competing in the eights event in which Great Britain won a silver medal.[3]
In 1976 he was a crew member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the eights event at the 1976 Olympic Games.[4]
Personal life edit
He was educated at Bedford Modern School.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Profile". Olympedia.
- ^ Railton, Jim (23 July 1973). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7". The Times. London. p. 7.
- ^ Railton, Jim (9 September 1974). "Railton, Jim. "British eight sprint to silver medal." Times, 9 Sept. 1974, p. 7". The Times. London. p. 7.
- ^ "John Yallop profile". Sports reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ School of the Black And Red, A History of Bedford Modern School by Andrew Underwood (1981); reset and updated by Peter Boon, Paul Middleton and Richard Wildman, 2010
