William Cross (22 March 1908 – 8 August 1993) was an Australian rower. He was an Australian champion who competed in the men's eight event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
William Cross
Personal information
Nationality
Australian
Born
(1908-03-22)22 March 1908
Died
8 August 1993(1993-08-08) (aged 85) Northbridge, New South Wales, Australia
Cross rowed for the New South Wales Police club in Sydney and along with three other Police rowers was selected to the New South Wales state eight which contested and won the 1935 King's Cup. [2] In 1936 the Police Club's eight dominated the Sydney racing season, the New South Wales state titles and won the Henley-on-Yarra event.[3] They were selected in toto as Australia's men's eight to compete at the 1936 Berlin Olympics with their attendance funded by the NSW Police Federation. [4] The Australian eight with Cross at bow finished fourth in its heat, behind Hungary, Italy and Canada. It failed to qualify through the repechage to the final.[5]
References
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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