Philip Wilkinson (rower) explained

Philip Wilkinson
Nationality:Australian
Education:Cranbrook School, Sydney
Club:UTS Haberfield Rowing Club
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Nationals:King's Cup 1970-71.
Sport:Rowing
Birth Date:10 August 1947

Philip Wilkinson (born 10 August 1947) is an Australian former representative rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Club, state and Olympic rowing

Wilkinson was educated at Cranbrook School, Sydney where he took up rowing. At the second ever Australian Rowing Championships in Canberra in 1964 he rowed in a Cranbrook schoolboy eight[2] His senior rowing was from the Haberfield Rowing Club. [3]

Wilkinson was selected in New South Wales state representative men's senior eights contesting the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships in 1970 and 1971.[3] At the 1972 Australian Rowing Championships Wilkinson was in the two seat of a composite Drummoyne/Sydney/Haberfield four which took the men's coxed four national title, qualifying all crew members for the Australian Olympic squad.[4]

Wilkinson, his Haberfield bow teammate John Lee and coxswain Vern Bowrey from the national champion coxed four of 1972 were selected as the Australian 4+ for Munich 1972. Drummoyne's Brian Denny was also selected at stroke but tragically was electrocuted in a work accident in the Olympic lead-up. Monash University's Will Baillieu and West Australian Peter Shakespear came into the Olympic four. In Munich they finished in overall thirteenth place.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Philip Wilkinson Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051910/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/philip-wilkinson-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 August 2018.
  2. .1964 Austn C'ships
  3. https://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/rower-profiles/wilkinson-philip-c#gsc.tab=0 Wilkinson Profile at Austn Rowing History
  4. https://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/national-championships/1972#mcoxed4 1972 Australian Championships
  5. https://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/olympic-games/1972-Munich 1972 Munich Olympics at Australian Rowing History