John Yallop Explained

John Yallop
Birth Date:	24 October 1949
Birth Place:	Luton, Bedfordshire^[1]
Nationality:	British
Club:	Leander Club
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John C. Yallop (born 24 October 1949) is a retired British rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Rowing career

Yallop won the coxless pairs title rowing for the Thames Tradesmen's and Leander composite, with Lenny Robertson, at the 1973 National Rowing Championships.^[2] He participated in the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, competing in the eights event in which Great Britain won a silver medal.^[3]

In 1976 he was a crew member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the eights event at the 1976 Olympic Games.^[4]

Personal life

He was educated at Bedford Modern School.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile. Olympedia.
2. News: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7. The Times. London. 23 July 1973. 7. Railton. Jim.
3. News: Railton, Jim. "British eight sprint to silver medal." Times, 9 Sept. 1974, p. 7. The Times. London. 9 September 1974. 7. Railton. Jim.
4. Web site: John Yallop profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040539/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/john-yallop-1.html. dead . 2020-04-18 . Sports reference.
5. School of the Black And Red, A History of Bedford Modern School by Andrew Underwood (1981); reset and updated by Peter Boon, Paul Middleton and Richard Wildman, 2010