Max Annett

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Max Annett
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born(1931-02-06)6 February 1931
New South Wales, Australia
Died6 July 2015(2015-07-06) (aged 84)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLeichhardt Rowing Club
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsCoxed four Rome 1960
National finalsKing's Cup 1958-59.

Max Annett (6 February 1931 – 6 July 2015) was an Australian representative rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]

Club and state rowing

Annett took up rowing at the Nepean Rowing Club and then rowed in Sydney at Leichhardt Rowing Club. [2]

Annett was selected in New South Wales state representative men's senior eights contesting the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships in 1958 and 1959 and was a reserve for the 1960 crew. The 1959 NSW eight won the King's Cup.[2]

International representative rowing

For the 1960 Rome Olympics the Australian eight was the winning King's Cup West Australian eight. A coxed four was selected as the fourth priority boat and a New South Wales based four was picked with Annett in the bow seat. In Rome they were the only Australian crew to make their Olympic A final and finished in fifth place.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Max Annett Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b Annett Profile at Austn Rowing History
  3. ^ "1960 Olympics". Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2018.