Tim Luke (rower)

Tim Luke

Personal information
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Born	10 January 1937 [1] Cardiff, Wales
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Llandaff Rowing Club
Medal record Representing   Wales Commonwealth Games Perth 1962 coxless four

Richard Timothy Luke (born 10 January 1937) is a former rower who won a silver medal for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Luke was a member of the Llandaff Rowing Club and was selected for the 1960 Henley Royal Regatta coxed pairs trials. ^[2]

He represented the 1962 Welsh team ^[3] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, ^[4] where he participated in the coxless four event. Teaming up with his twin brother Jeremy Luke and the Edwards brothers, John and David, ^[5] the four won the silver medal behind the English four. ^{[6] [7]}

His brother Jeremy became the President of the Llandaff Rowing Club and following his death in 1994 had a boat named in his memory. ^[8]

References

1. "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
2. "The Road To Rome" . Daily Herald. 5 July 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Welsh team for Empire Games" . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
5. "The Family Affair" . Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Rowing Coxless Four - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
7. "Rowing" . Bristol Evening Post. 24 November 1962. p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Sport" . South Wales Echo. 15 June 1995. p. 48. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.