Bill James (rower)
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Full name | John William James | |||||||||||||
Born | 13 October 1926 | |||||||||||||
Died | 22 October 2001 | (aged 75)|||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Esme Florence Rasmusen
(m. 1947) | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||
Club | Aramoho Boating Club | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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John William James (13 October 1926 – 22 October 2001)[1] was a New Zealand rower who won a gold medal representing his country in the men's coxed four, alongside Ted Johnson, John O'Brien, Bill Carroll, and Colin Johnstone (coxswain), at the 1950 British Empire Games.[2]
James died on 22 October 2001,[3] and his ashes were buried at Pyes Pa Cemetery, Tauranga, with those of his wife, Esme Florence James (née Rasmusen), who died in 2018.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Death search: registration number 2001/23809". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Bill James at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- ^ "Cemeteries detail". Tauranga City Council. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Cemeteries detail". Tauranga City Council. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2001 deaths
- New Zealand male rowers
- Rowers at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing
- Burials at Pyes Pa Cemetery
- New Zealand rowing biography stubs