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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1913-04-27)27 April 1913 Great Yarmouth, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 May 2002(2002-05-05) (aged 89) Bromyard, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Thames Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||
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Hedley William "Hank" Rushmere (27 April 1913 – 5 May 2002) was a British rower.
Biography
Rushmere competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.1
He represented the English team2 at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand,3 where he won the bronze medal in the eights event.45
Rushmere died in Bromyard on 5 May 2002, at the age of 89.6
References
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hank Rushmere Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "Eleven Oarsmen for Empire Games". Evening News (London). 3 October 1949. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Jack Archer will fly to Games". Nottingham Journal. 7 December 1949. Retrieved 13 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- "1950 Athletes". Team England.
- "Hank Rushmere". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 December 2025.