James Angus Gillan
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's rowing | ||
1908 London | Men's coxless four | |
1912 Stockholm | Men's eight |
Sir James Angus Gillan (11 October 1885 – 23 April 1981) was a Scottish rower and colonial service official. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Gillan was born in
In 1909 Gillan joined the Sudan Political Service, but returned on leave in 1911 and as a member of Leander Club and was in the crew that won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley in 1911. He was home on leave again in 1912 and was member of the British eight which won the gold medal rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He was in the UK again in 1917 when he married Margaret Douglas Ord Mackenzie at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton.[4]
Gillan served in the Sudan for thirty years and became Civil Secretary in 1934. He was appointed a
Gillan died at Leigh, Surrey, at the age of 95.
See also
References
- ^ "James Angus Gillan". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Angus Gillan Archived 21 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gillan, James A and Mackenzie, Margaret D O, September Quarter 1917, Kensington 1a 253
- ^ Sir Angus Gillan, KBE, CMG The Sudan: Past, Present and Future African Affairs 43:123–128 (1944)
External links
- Angus Gillan at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Angus Gillan at Olympedia
- James Angus Gillan at Olympics.com