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John Vigurs

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John Vigurs
Personal information
Born21 March 1930
Perth, Scotland
Died7 September 1994(1994-09-07) (aged 64)
Lambeth, London, England
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth eights

John Phillip Chambre Vigurs (21 March 1930–7 September 1994) was a British rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]

He also represented England and won a gold medal in the coxed four at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2] Four years later he won double bronze in the coxed four and eights at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Western Australia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Vigurs Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.