John Philip Monckton-Arundell, 13th Viscount Galway (born April 8, 1952 in

Saint Boniface, Manitoba St. Boniface (or Saint Boniface) is a Ward (electoral subdivision), city ward and neighbourhood in Winnipeg. Along with being the centre of the Franco-Manitoban community, it ranks as the largest Francophone Canadian, francophone community in Wes ...

) is a Canadian rower, as well an

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. He won a bronze medal in the Quadruple Sculls event at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

. He also competed in the

coxless four A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4- and also called a straight four, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four ...

event at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

, finishing in 5th place. He succeeded his father as

Viscount Galway Viscount Galway () is a title that has been created four times in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1628 in favour of Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde. He was made Earl of St Albans in the Peerage of England at the same ti ...

on September 30, 2017.

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* 1952 births Living people Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers from Winnipeg People from St. Boniface, Winnipeg Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists in rowing Pan American Games silver medalists in rowing Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Galway, John Philip Monckton-Arundell, 13th Viscount Rowers at the 1975 Pan American Games Rowers at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub