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About Rooney Massara
- Rooney Massara (born 22 January 1943 in Sutton, Surrey) is a British rower and sailor. Massara was educated at St Paul's School (London) and the University of London.
- He is married with three children & 3 grandchildren.Member of Leander Club (https://www.leander.co.uk/) & (Glyndebourne http://www.glyndebourne.com/). Oarsman.
- Member of winning crew in Wyfold Challenge Cup (1967) & Grand Challenge Cup (1971) Henley Royal Regatta.
- Winning Tideway Scullers crew in the Head of the River Race for VIII's 3 times.
- Runner up British Amateur Sculling Championship, Wingfield Sculls 1968.
- Member of Great Britain rowing team 1969–1972.
- Represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich (Munich Olympics – semi-finalist) [1]).
- Selector for British Rowing team 1973 to 1976 – Chairman in 1976.
- Captain of Tideway Scullers School Rowing Club 1969–72 [2]. Sailed in Flying Dutchman (dinghy) Olympic class dingy with Tim Lester at the helm 1973–1976 – shortlisted for sailing team for 1976 Montreal Olympics but not selected. Appeared in a short "cameo" role in the Beatles film "A Hard Day's Night (film)" – he was the sculler in the water in the scene where Ringo Starr was walking along the towpath at Kew – very short clip – "come in no.
- 7 your time is up". His business career started at British Motor Corporation in 1966 moving to British Leyland HQ Berkeley Square, London, in 1968 and then with British Leyland International.
- Export Manager Dunlop Sports Company (Dunlop Slazenger) 1977–1981.
- Marketing Manager Citroen Cars UK 1981–1984.
- Director JCB Sales (J C Bamford) 1984–1995.
- Joined JCB as Marketing Director and then ran their Middle East Africa operations and from 1992 to 1994 their Asia Pacific operation based in Singapore.
- Director & General Manager Stramit International 1994–1998. In 1999 bought, with his wife Pat, the award winning Holiday Cottage complex, Beech Farm Cottages [3], in Wrelton North Yorkshire.
- Won the Yorkshire Holiday Cottage of the Year Award in 1993 & 1994.
- Sold the cottages in 2017 and retired.
- Hobbies : llamas, a 1973 MG MGB roadster, cycling, swimming. http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/27642/massara-rooney
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