Oliver Newton "Jim" Clayton (13 April 1911 – 9 June 1992) was a New Zealand rower.
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| Birth name | Oliver Newton Clayton | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1911 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 June 1992 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Petone Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||
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At the 1938 British Empire Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's coxed four as their stroke.[1] He was a member of the Petone Rowing Club, and his team members in the 1938 boat were Albert Hope, Ken Boswell, John Rigby, and George Burns (cox).[2]
References
edit- ^ "Jim Clayton". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Petone Oarsmen". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXV, no. 15. 19 January 1938. p. 5. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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