Augustus Kenneth George Jackson (25 December 1903 – 12 November 1968) was a New Zealand rower.
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Born | 25 December 1903 | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 November 1968 | (aged 64)|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Union Boat Club, Wanganui | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won two bronze medals at the 1938 British Empire Games, winning one as part of the men's eight and another bronze medal alongside Bob Smith in the men's double sculls.[1] He was a member of the Union Boat Club (UBC) in Wanganui; fellow UBC members in the eight were James Gould and Howard Benge.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Gus Jackson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Today's Rowing". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXV, no. 33. 9 February 1938. p. 17. Retrieved 5 September 2016.