Alan Watson (rower)

Alan Watson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1929-07-09)9 July 1929
Edmonton, London, England
Died15 February 2007(2007-02-15) (aged 77)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubThames Rowing Club
Medal record
Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
1954 Vancouver Eights

Alan Richard Watson (9 July 1929 – 15 February 2007) was a British rower who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Watson participated in the men's eight event.[2]

He represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada,[3] where he won the silver medal in the eights event.[4][5][6]

He was a member of the Thames Rowing Club.[7]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Watson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Rand The Sculler For Empire Games". Birmingham Daily Post. 5 July 1954. Retrieved 19 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "Archive". Thames Rowing Club.


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