John Yallop

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John Yallop
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1949-10-24) 24 October 1949 (age 73)
Luton, Bedfordshire [1]
Sport
Club Leander Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Montreal Eight
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Lucerne Eight

John C. Yallop (born 24 October 1949) is a retired British rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

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Rowing career

Yallop won the coxless pairs title rowing for the Thames Tradesmen's and Leander composite, with Lenny Robertson, at the 1973 National Rowing Championships. [2] He participated in the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, competing in the eights event in which Great Britain won a silver medal. [3]

In 1976 he was a crew member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the eights event at the 1976 Olympic Games. [4]

Personal life

He was educated at Bedford Modern School. [5]

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References

  1. "Profile". Olympedia.
  2. Railton, Jim (23 July 1973). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7". The Times. London. p. 7.
  3. Railton, Jim (9 September 1974). "Railton, Jim. "British eight sprint to silver medal." Times, 9 Sept. 1974, p. 7". The Times. London. p. 7.
  4. "John Yallop profile". Sports reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  5. School of the Black And Red, A History of Bedford Modern School by Andrew Underwood (1981); reset and updated by Peter Boon, Paul Middleton and Richard Wildman, 2010