John Pope (rower)

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John Pope
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

John Pope is a male former rower who competed for England.

Biography

Pope 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. [2] [3] [4]

He was a member of the Thames Rowing Club. [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.
  4. ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Archive". Thames Rowing Club.


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