Alastair Davidson

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Alastair Davidson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Sport
SportRowing
Club Thames Rowing Club
Medal record
Rowing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1954 Vancouver Eights
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1954 Vancouver Coxed Fours

Alastair R Davidson is a male former rower who competed for England.

Biography

He represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada, [1] where he won the silver medal in the eights event and a bronze medal in the coxed fours, both as part of the Thames Rowing Club. [2] [3] [4]

His grandson Freddie Davidson was on the winning Cambridge crew in the 2018 boat race. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Rand The Sculler For Empire Games" . Birmingham Daily Post. 5 July 1954. Retrieved 19 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "This Boat Race star's family can already boast a double medal-winning Commonwealth Games rower". Cambridgeshire Live.
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