Martin Bristow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Martin Bristow

British rower

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1913

Place of Birth: Dudley, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Jul-2007

Profession: rower

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Martin Bristow

  • Thomas Richard Martin Bristow (15 November 1913 – 31 July 2007) was a British doctor and rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was known as Martin Bristow and was educated at Dulwich College and Pembroke College, Cambridge.
  • Rowing at Cambridge he won four headships from 1932 to 1935, and was a member of the Cambridge crew in the 1935 Boat Race, which Cambridge won by 4 lengths.
  • He was in the winning Pembroke College crew in the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1935.
  • Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics, he was a member of the British boat with Alan Barrett, Peter Jackson and John Sturrock which won the silver medal in the coxless fours event.
  • He was a member of London Rowing Club and was in crew that won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley in 1938. Bristow qualified at St Thomas's Hospital.
  • He later specialised in anaesthesia.Bristow died in Estepona at the age of 93.

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