George Hungerford
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Rowing | |||
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| Gold | Tokyo 1964 | Men's Pairs | |
George William Hungerford (born on January 2, 1944 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian lawyer and Olympic gold medalist rower.
George attended High School at Shawnigan Lake School on Vancouver where he learned to row[1], after high school he went on to received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965 and a Bachelor of Law degree in 1968 both from the University of British Columbia. He was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1969. He has been a lawyer with Fasken Martineau since 2000.
He won the only gold medal for Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Rowing (pairs) with Roger Jackson. They were also awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy in 1964.
In 1984, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Hungerford's nephew, Danny Matthews, was a 2005 freshman at the university of Western Ontario. Following in his uncle's footstep's, Danny was a member of the 2005 Canadian Junior National Team and the 2006 U23 National team, both times in the coxed 4. Danny relies heavily on his perfect technique to make boats go fast.
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| Preceded by Bill Crothers |
(with Roger Jackson) Lou Marsh Trophy winner 1964 |
Succeeded by Petra Burka |
