Kerry Peter Jelbart (born 10 March 1944) is an Australian former representative

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. He competed in the men's eight event at the

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and twice at

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Club, varsity and state rowing

Jelbart was educated at

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where he took up rowing.Jelbart Profile at Guerin Foster
/ref> His senior rowing was from the Australian National University Boat Club, the

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and later Monash University. He was a founding member of the Australian National University Boat Club when rowing commenced at that institution in 1964. He was the ANU's inaugural sculling representative at the 1966 Intervarsity Championships and raced again in that event at the 1967 Australian Intervarsity Championships placing second to Sydney University's Dick Reddel. Jelbart made a move to the

in 1967. He raced in their colours at the 1968

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contesting the coxless pair national title. He rowed in MUBC coxed fours contesting national title events at the

in 1970, 1974, 1976 and 1977; coxless fours in 1970 and 1978; and in a Victorian eight in 1970 which contested an open men's eight title. Jelbart first made state selection for Victoria in the senior men's eight of 1968 contesting the

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at the Interstate Regatta within the

. He rowed in ten Victorian King's Cup eights from 1968 to 1978 (excluding 1974) and was victorious in 1968, 1970 and 1971 (at stroke).

International representative rowing

Australian representation first came for Jelbart in 1970 when the stern four plus Jelbart and the coxswain of the winning Victorian Kings Cup eight were selected as the nucleus of the Australian eight to race at the

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Canada. That crew made the A final and finished in fifth place. In 1972 the victorious

New South Wales senior eight was selected stern through to bow as the Australian eight to represent at

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. Before they departed five months later the two-man Ian McWhirter had been diagnosed with liver cancer. Jelbart replaced McWhirter and moved to Sydney for the lead up training. The Australians finished fourth in their heat, won a repechage, finished fifth in the semi-final and eighth overall. In 1978 Jelbart made another Australian representative appearance when he raced in a coxed pair at the

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with Bill Dankbaar and Brent Parsons. They finished in overall ninth place.Jelbart at World Rowing
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jelbart, Kerry 1944 births Living people Australian male rowers Olympic rowers for Australia Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Australian sportsmen People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne