Colin Porter (rower)

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Colin Porter
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1930-10-11)11 October 1930
Perth, Western Australia
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff
coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth
coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth
eights

Colin F Porter (11 October 1930 – 21 August 2020) was a British rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] He also represented England and won a gold medal in the coxed four at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3] Four years later he won double bronze in the coxed four and eights at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Western Australia.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Colin Porter". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Colin Porter Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.