Gordon Rankine Explained

Gordon Rankine
Nationality:British
Sport:Rowing
Birth Date:30 May 1954
Birth Place:Islington, London

Gordon A Rankine (born 30 May 1954) is a retired British rower who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

Rowing career

Rankine was part of the British eight at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, the crew finished 9th overall after a third-place finish in the B final.[2] In 1977 he was part of the eight that reached the final and finished 5th, at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.[3] He was selected by Great Britain for the men's coxed four event with Lenny Robertson, Colin Seymour, John Roberts and Alan Inns, the crew finished in seventh place.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Gordon Rankine Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040711/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/gordon-rankine-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 31 August 2018.
  2. News: Rowing . Railton . Jim . . 1 September 1975 . 7. Times Digital Archives.
  3. News: Rowing . Railton . Jim . The Times . 29 August 1977 . 11. Times Digital Archives.
  4. Web site: Gordon Rankine . Olympedia . 1 October 2020.