Philip Wilkinson (rower)

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Philip Wilkinson
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1947-08-10) 10 August 1947 (age 76)
Education Cranbrook School, Sydney
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club UTS Haberfield Rowing Club
Achievements and titles
National finals King's Cup 1970-71.

Philip Wilkinson (born 10 August 1947) is an Australian former representative rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

Club, state and Olympic rowing

Wilkinson was educated at Cranbrook School, Sydney where he took up rowing. At the second ever Australian Rowing Championships in Canberra in 1964 he rowed in a Cranbrook schoolboy eight [2] His senior rowing was from the Haberfield Rowing Club. [3]

Wilkinson was selected in New South Wales state representative men's senior eights contesting the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships in 1970 and 1971. [3] [3] At the 1972 Australian Rowing Championships Wilkinson was in the two seat of a composite Drummoyne/Sydney/Haberfield four which took the men's coxed four national title, qualifying all crew members for the Australian Olympic squad. [4]

Wilkinson, his Haberfield bow teammate John Lee and coxswain Vern Bowrey from the national champion coxed four of 1972 were selected as the Australian 4+ for Munich 1972. Drummoyne's Brian Denny was also selected at stroke but tragically was electrocuted in a work accident in the Olympic lead-up. Monash University's Will Baillieu and West Australian Peter Shakespear came into the Olympic four. In Munich they finished in overall thirteenth place. [5]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Philip Wilkinson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. .1964 Austn C'ships
  3. 1 2 3 Wilkinson Profile at Austn Rowing History
  4. 1972 Australian Championships
  5. 1972 Munich Olympics at Australian Rowing History