Garth O. V. Manton (16 December 1929 – 1 February 2024) was an Australian representative rower. He was twice a national champion and won a bronze medal in the Australian Men's eight at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1929 Darling Point, Australia | |||||||||||
| Died | 1 February 2024 (aged 94) Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||
| Education | Geelong Grammar School | |||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||
| Club | Mercantile Rowing Club | |||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | Men's eight Melbourne 1956 | |||||||||||
| National finals | King's Cup 1954-56 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowing career
editManton was educated at Geelong Grammar School where he took up rowing. His senior rowing was with the Mercantile Rowing Club in Melbourne.[1]
Manton first made state selection for Victoria in the five seat of the senior men's eight which contested and won the King's Cup at the 1954 Australian Interstate Regatta.[2] He made two further King's Cup appearances for Victoria in 1955 (silver),[3] and in 1956 for another gold medal win.[4]
For the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the winning King's Cup Victorian eight was selected as the Australian men's eight, except for Benfield from New South Wales in the 3 seat. Manton rowed in the five seat of the eight, which finished third behind the United States and Canadian crews, winning the bronze medal.[1][5]
From 1991 to 2010, Manton was the President of the Angelsea Recreation and Sports Club. In 2010, he was inducted to the Victorian Rowing Hall of Fame.[1]
Death
editManton died in Melbourne on 1 February 2024, at the age of 94.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Garth Manton". Australian Rowing History. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "66th Men's Interstate Eight-Oared Championship–The King's Cup". Australian Rowing History. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "67th Men's Interstate Eight-Oared Championship–The King's Cup". Australian Rowing History. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "68th Men's Interstate Eight-Oared Championship–The King's Cup". Australian Rowing History. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Manton at World Rowing
- ^ "Vale Garth Manton". Mercantile. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Garth Manton". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Garth Manton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.
- Garth Manton at World Rowing