Ainslie Beric "Joe" Gould (24 January 1909 – 2 November 1994) was an Australian

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He was an Australian national champion who competed in the men's eight event at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

Club and state rowing

Gould was educated at

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where he took up rowing. He rowed for the New South Wales Police Club in Sydney and along with three other police rowers was selected to the New South Wales state eight which contested and won the 1935

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. In 1938 he again rowed in the New South Wales men's eight at the Interstate Regatta.

International representative rowing

In 1936 the NSW Police Club's eight dominated the Sydney racing season, the New South Wales state titles and won the Henley-on-Yarra event. They were selected in toto as Australia's men's eight to compete at the

1936 Berlin Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

with their attendance funded by the NSW Police Federation. The Australian eight with Gould rowing at seven finished fourth in the heat, behind Hungary, Italy and Canada. They failed to move through the repechage to the final. In 1938 Gould was one of five New South Welshman selected in the men's eight for the

1938 Commonwealth Games The 1938 British Empire Games were the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from 5–12 February 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary (150 yea ...

. That eight, with Gould rowing in the seven seat, took the silver medal behind the British crew.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gould, Joe 1909 births 1994 deaths Australian male rowers Olympic rowers for Australia Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games rowers for Australia Rowers at the 1938 British Empire Games People from Moree, New South Wales Sportsmen from New South Wales Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games People educated at Sydney Grammar School 20th-century Australian sportsmen