John Hudson (4 August 1940 – 16 March 2024) was an Australian representative

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. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the

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Club and state rowing

Hudson's senior rowing was from Mosman Rowing Club in 1959 and 1960. In 1961 he moved to the

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where he was club captain in 1964. Hudson first made state selection for New South Wales in the 1959 men's senior eight which contested and won the

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at the 1959 Australian Interstate Regatta. He made further King's Cup appearances for New South Wales in 1960, 1963 and 1964. At the second ever

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held in 1964, Hudson contested the national coxless fours title in Leichhardt colours. That crew placed second.

International representative rowing

For the 1960 Rome Olympics the selected Australian eight was the winning King's Cup West Australian eight. A coxed four was selected as the fourth priority boat and a New South Wales four was picked with Hudson in the stroke seat. In Rome they were the only Australian crew to make the Olympic final and finished in fifth place.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, John 1940 births 2024 deaths Australian male rowers Olympic rowers for Australia Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers from Sydney 20th-century Australian sportsmen Sportsmen from New South Wales