Jack Dearlove
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Rowing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
Competitor for  Great Britain
| ||
| Silver | 1948 London | Eights |
| British Empire Games | ||
Competitor for  England
| ||
| Bronze | 1950 Auckland | eights |
Jack Gilroy Dearlove (5 June 1911 – 11 July 1967) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
In 1948 he was the coxswain of the British boat which won the silver medal in the eights.
At the 1950 Empire Games he won the bronze medal as cox of the English boat in the eights competition.
His son Richard Dearlove became head of MI6 and then Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1]
References
- ↑ "The Olympic hero they kept in hiding". Daily Telegraph. 4 July 2012. Retrieved January 08, 2013.
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