Jack Brown
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1920 (1920)
Medal record
Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place 1950 AucklandDouble sculls

John Brown (born 1920), also known as Jack Brown or Boris Brown,[1] was a rower who competed for England.

Rowing career

Brown represented England and won a bronze medal in the double sculls with Ken Tinegate at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]

Personal life

During the Games in 1950 he lived at Hume House, Sparrow Hill, Loughborough. He was a company director and was a member of the Loughborough Boat Club.[4]

Brown was the son of Owen Alfred Brown (1883–1954). Following his father's death, Jack took over his father's business, alongside his brothers Owen and William.[5] He married Catherine Williams in 1950.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "£20,000 Tents in Show Floods". Leicester Evening Mail. 27 July 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ↑ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "1905–1960 (Double sculls wins)". Birmingham Rowing Club.
  5. ↑ "For The Shows". Leicester Evening Mail. 10 September 1954. p. 12. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Star Oarsman Weds Hospital Sister". Leicester Mercury. 27 December 1950. Retrieved 1 November 2022.


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