Alan Watson (rower)

Alan Richard Watson (9 July 1929 15 February 2007) was a British rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Alan Watson
Personal information
Full nameAlan Richard Watson
NationalityBritish
Born(1929-07-09)9 July 1929
London, England
Died15 February 2007(2007-02-15) (aged 77)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1954 VancouverEights

He also represented England and won a silver medal in the eights at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[2][3] He was a member of the Thames Rowing Club.[4]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Watson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Archive". Thames Rowing Club.


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