Gordon A Rankine (born 30 May 1954) is a retired British rower who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

Gordon Rankine
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1954-05-30) 30 May 1954 (age 70)
Islington, London
Sport
SportRowing

Rowing career

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Rankine was part of the British eight at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, the crew finished 9th overall after a third-place finish in the B final.[2] In 1977 he was part of the eight that reached the final and finished 5th, at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.[3] He was selected by Great Britain for the men's coxed four event with Lenny Robertson, Colin Seymour, John Roberts and Alan Inns, the crew finished in seventh place.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gordon Rankine Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 – via Times Digital Archives.
  3. ^ Railton, Jim (29 August 1977). "Rowing". The Times. p. 11 – via Times Digital Archives.
  4. ^ "Gordon Rankine". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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