John A. Stephenson

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John Stephenson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Sport
SportRowing
Club Thames Rowing Club
Medal record
Rowing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1958 Cardiff eights

John A. Stephenson is a male former rower who competed for England.

Biography

Stephenson represented the England team [1] [2] and won a bronze medal [3] in the eights event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. [4] [5]

The eights crew consisted entirely of members of the Thames Rowing Club and who won the final of the Empire Games Trials from the 1st and 3rd Trinity Boat Club, Cambridge. [6] He was the captain of the Thames Rowing Club from 1963 until 1965.

References

  1. ↑ "Pairs Shock at Henley" . Sunday Express. 15 June 1958. p. 19. Retrieved 9 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Rowing" . The Scotsman. 23 July 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 9 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Rowing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ↑ "A History of St Catherine's Rowing 1875-1999". St Catherine's.


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