Walter Jordan (rower), Date of Birth

    

Walter Jordan (rower)

Australian rower

Date of Birth: 16-May-1906

Profession: rower

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


Show Famous Birthdays Today, Australia

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Walter Jordan (rower)

  • Walter Jordan (born 16 May 1906, date of death unknown) was an Australian rower.
  • He was a three-time Australian national champion who competed in the men's eight event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.Jordan rowed for the New South Wales Police club in Sydney.
  • He first made state selection for New South Wales in the men's eight which contested and won the 1933 King's Cup.
  • The following year he rowed in the 1934 New South Wales eight to another King's Cup victory.
  • In 1935 along with three other Police rowers Jordan rowed in the New South Wales state eight which contested and won the 1935 King's Cup.
  • In 1936 the 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 with their attendance funded by the NSW Police Federation.
  • The Australian eight with Jordan seated at six finished fourth in its heat, behind Hungary, Italy and Canada.
  • It failed to qualify through the repechage to the final.

Read more at Wikipedia