Jim Clayton (rower)

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Jim Clayton
Personal information
Birth nameOliver Newton Clayton
Born13 April 1911 (1911-04-13)
Died9 June 1992 (1992-06-10) (aged 81)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubPetone Rowing Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1938 Sydney Coxed Four

Oliver Newton "Jim" Clayton (13 April 1911 – 9 June 1992) was a New Zealand rower.

At the 1938 British Empire Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's coxed four as their stroke.[1] He was a member of the Petone Rowing Club, and his team members in the 1938 boat were Albert Hope, Ken Boswell, John Rigby, and George Burns (cox).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jim Clayton". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Petone Oarsmen". The Evening Post. CXXV (15). 19 January 1938. p. 5. Retrieved 2 July 2017.


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