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Description:Chapters: Mervyn Wood, James Hill, Reg Douglas, Bob Parker, Norman Suckling. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 19. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mervyn Thomas (Merv) Wood LVO MBE QPM (30 April 1917 19 August 2006) was an Australian rower of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was a four-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medalists. He later rose to become the Police Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force. Wood was the youngest of four children born in Kensington, New South Wales. His father Thomas Wood had emigrated to Australia and entered the Police Force in 1905. Wood grew up in Randwick, New South Wales and attended Sydney Boys High School, where he represented his school in Rugby Union, swimming and most successfully, rowing. Following High School graduation, Wood became a Police Cadet and rowed for the New South Wales Police Rowing Club. The police team was selected to represent Australia at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. At the age of 19 years old, Wood appeared in his first Olympics. His boat was eliminated in the repechage and did not make the final. Upon his return, Wood made police constable. After the majority of his crew retired, Wood took up sculling. He worked in the police force in the Criminal Investigation Branch, and in 1944 joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a navigator. After the end of World War II, Wood won State and National Championships in 1946, 1947 and 1948 and was selected to represent Australia in the single scull at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Wood traveled to London ahead of the rest of the team and won the Diamond Challenge Sculls event at the Henley Royal Regatta, beating Bert Bushnell in the final. At the Olympics, Wood won all of his races handily including the final, which he won by 14 seconds. Wood celebrated by smo...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=668792We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rowers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Mervyn Wood, James Hill, Reg Douglas, Bob Parker, Norman Suckling. To get started finding Rowers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Mervyn Wood, James Hill, Reg Douglas, Bob Parker, Norman Suckling, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Chapters: Mervyn Wood, James Hill, Reg Douglas, Bob Parker, Norman Suckling. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 19. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mervyn Thomas (Merv) Wood LVO MBE QPM (30 April 1917 19 August 2006) was an Australian rower of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was a four-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medalists. He later rose to become the Police Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force. Wood was the youngest of four children born in Kensington, New South Wales. His father Thomas Wood had emigrated to Australia and entered the Police Force in 1905. Wood grew up in Randwick, New South Wales and attended Sydney Boys High School, where he represented his school in Rugby Union, swimming and most successfully, rowing. Following High School graduation, Wood became a Police Cadet and rowed for the New South Wales Police Rowing Club. The police team was selected to represent Australia at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. At the age of 19 years old, Wood appeared in his first Olympics. His boat was eliminated in the repechage and did not make the final. Upon his return, Wood made police constable. After the majority of his crew retired, Wood took up sculling. He worked in the police force in the Criminal Investigation Branch, and in 1944 joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a navigator. After the end of World War II, Wood won State and National Championships in 1946, 1947 and 1948 and was selected to represent Australia in the single scull at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Wood traveled to London ahead of the rest of the team and won the Diamond Challenge Sculls event at the Henley Royal Regatta, beating Bert Bushnell in the final. At the Olympics, Wood won all of his races handily including the final, which he won by 14 seconds. Wood celebrated by smo...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=668792We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rowers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Mervyn Wood, James Hill, Reg Douglas, Bob Parker, Norman Suckling. To get started finding Rowers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Mervyn Wood, James Hill, Reg Douglas, Bob Parker, Norman Suckling, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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