John Campbell (rower)

For the Australian rower, see John Campbell (Australian rower).

John Alan Campbell (13 April 1899 – 20 February 1939) was a British rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Olympic medal record
Men's rowing
	1920 Antwerp	Eight

Campbell was educated at Melbourne Grammar School and Jesus College, Cambridge. He rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1920. In 1920 he was a crew member of the British boat, which won the silver medal in the eights at the Summer Olympics.^[2] In 1921 he rowed in the Boat Race again and won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta partnering Humphrey Playford.^[3]

See also

• List of Cambridge University Boat Race crews

References

1. "John Campbell". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
2. Olympic profile John Campbell Archived 1 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
3. Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• National Portrait Gallery