Hugh Matheson (rower)
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Full name | Hugh Patrick Matheson | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ormiston near Hawick, Scotland | 16 April 1949||||||||||||||||||||
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Hugh Patrick Matheson (born 16 April 1949) at Ormiston near Hawick, Scotland is a
Rowing
Matheson won the coxed fours with Christopher Pierce, Alan Almand, Dick Findlay and Patrick Sweeney, rowing for a Tideway Scullers and Leander composite, at the inaugural 1972 National Rowing Championships.[1] The winning crew were then selected to represent Great Britain at the 1972 Olympics, Rooney Massara replaced Findlay in the men's coxed four event where the crew finished in tenth place after being knocked out in the semi-finals.[2][3] In 1974 he was a member of the British eight which won the silver medal at the Lucerne World Championships[4] and was selected by Great Britain as part of the coxed four at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, the four just missed out on a medal finishing in fourth place in the A final.[5]
The following year he later competed at his second Olympic Games at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, where he won the silver medal with the British boat in the eights competition. In 1978 he won the singles sculls at the 1978 British Rowing Championships, rowing for the Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club.[6]
Coaching
After retirement from competition he coached the
Personal life
He was
References
- ^ ""Rowing." Times, 22 July 1972, p. 6". The Times. 22 July 1972. p. 6.
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia.
- ^ Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Hugh Matheson Archived 18 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Railton, Jim (9 September 1974). "Railton, Jim. "British eight sprint to silver medal." Times, 9 Sept. 1974, p. 7". The Times. p. 7.
- ^ Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 – via Times Digital Archives.
- ^ Railton, Jim (17 July 1978). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 17 July 1978, p. 11". The Times. p. 11.
Publications: More Power 2018. HQ Harper Collins with Christopher Dodd.
External links
- Hugh MATHESON at World Rowing
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hugh Matheson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009.