Dave Anderson (rower)

David Rollo Anderson (born 8 April 1932) is an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, the 1954 Commonwealth Games and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

David Anderson
Anderson (back row 2nd from left) in the 1952 Olympic rowing squad
Personal information
Birth nameDavid Rollo Anderson
Born (1932-04-08) 8 April 1932
EducationSydney Boys High School
RelativesWendy Laidlaw (daughter)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLeichhardt Rowing Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 HelsinkiMen's eight
British Empire (and Commonwealth) Games
Gold medal – first place1954 VancouverCoxed four
Bronze medal – third place1954 VancouverCoxless pair

Club and state rowing

Anderson attended Sydney Boys High School, graduating in 1948.[1] Both Nimrod Greenwood and Edward Pain, who were in the Australian eight at the 1952 Summer Olympics with Anderson, also attended Sydney High.

Anderson did his senior rowing at the Leichhardt Rowing Club in Sydney. The Guerin-Foster Rowing History site quotes the Leichhart Centennial History of 1986 wherein Anderson is referred to as the most prominent interstate and international Leichhardt rower up until 1986. In eight consecutive seasons from 1950 to 1957 he was selected in the New South Wales state eight which contested the Kings Cup at the Australian Rowing Championships. The New South Wales crew were national champions in 1950 and 1951 and were selected in toto as the Olympic representative eight for 1952 in spite of finishing second to Victoria in the Interstate Championships that year.[2]

International representative rowing

In 1952 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event at the Helsinki Olympics. Four years later he was part of the Australian boat which was eliminated in the semi-final of the coxless fours competition. In 1954, he was part of the pair that won the gold medal Coxed Four, and the bronze in the uncoxed pPairs for Australia in the 1954 Canadian Commonwealth Games.

Personal

Anderson is the father of Wendy Laidlaw, who competed in the Australian women's basketball team at the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles.[3]

References

  1. Australian Sporting Representatives at Sydney High School Old Boys Union
  2. "Leichhardt History". Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. Anderson, David and Laidlaw, Wendy. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
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