George Hungerford

George William Hungerford (born January 2, 1944 in Vancouver ) is a former Canadian rower and Olympic champion.

The 1.95 m tall George Hungerford rowed in his high school years. When he came to the University of British Columbia in 1961 , he joined the rowing team of the UBC Thunderbirds and was already on the first team in 1963. In 1964, won eight of the Thunderbirds , the Canadian Championships and was for the Tokyo Olympics nominated. Hungerford fell ill with glandular fever and lost his place in the eighth to Donald Pretty . After his recovery, Hungerford moved to Roger Jackson in the two without a helmsman in the seat that Donald Pretty had cleared by moving to eight. Their first race together was the preliminary run in Tokyo, which they won before the Danish boat. In the final, the two Canadians won with 46 hundredths of a second ahead of the Dutch. The Jackson and Hungerford gold medal was the only gold medal for Canada at the Tokyo Games, the two being awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy in 1964.

After graduating from college, Hungerford started a law firm. In addition to his legal work, Hungerford has volunteered for Canada's sports associations. In 1984 he was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada .

literature

• Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 .

Web links

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• George Hungerford in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )