| Jack Brown | |
| Sport: | Rowing |
| Club: | Loughborough BC |
John Brown (born 1920), also known as Jack Brown or Boris Brown,[1] was a rower who competed for England.
Brown represented England and won a bronze medal in the double sculls with Ken Tinegate at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] [3]
Brown along with his double sculls rowing partner Ken Tinegate, were twice runner-up of the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta, behind Danes Ebbe Parsner and Aage Larsen.[4]
During the Games in 1950 he lived at Hume House, Sparrow Hill, Loughborough. He was a company director and was a member of the Loughborough Boat Club.[5]
Brown was the son of Owen Alfred Brown (1883–1954). Following his father's death, Jack took over his father's business, alongside his brothers Owen and William.[6] He married Catherine Williams in 1950.[7]