George Justicz
{{Short description|British rower (born 1931)}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's rowing}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | British Empire and Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalGold| 1962 Perth| Double sculls}}
{{Medal|Competition | European Championships }}
{{Medal|Silver | 1961 Prague | Double sculls }}
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George C. Justicz (born 27 February 1931) is a former rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Olympic games and won Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta four times and the Wingfield Sculls.
Biography
Justicz was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. His family came to England and he became a member of Birmingham Rowing Club where he was captain in 1959 and 1960. He competed in the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta in 1958.[http://www.birminghamrowingclub.co.uk/?page_id=37 Birmingham Rowing Club] In 1959, partnering Nicholas Birkmyre, he was runner up at the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley.[http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1946-2000.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2003] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716161931/http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1946-2000.htm |date=16 July 2011 }} In 1960 the pair won the Double Sculls Challenge Cup and went on to compete in the double sculls event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.{{Cite sports-reference |title = George Justicz |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ju/george-justicz-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042842/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ju/george-justicz-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 29 December 2017 }} Justicz also won the Wingfield Sculls as a single sculler in 1960.[http://www.rowingservice.com/wingfieldsrecords.xls Wingfield Sculls Record of Races] Justicz and Birkmyer won the double sculls at Henley again in 1961 and won a silver medal at the 1961 European Rowing Championships.{{cite web |last1=Heckert |first1=Karlheinz |title=Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier) |url= http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/64.html |publisher=Sport Komplett |accessdate=29 December 2017 | language=de}} They then joined Leander Club and in 1962 won the double sculls at Henley, came fifth in the 1962 World Rowing Championships and won a gold medal at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[http://www.cabg05071.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/brc/history.htm History of Birmingham Rowing Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813115048/http://www.cabg05071.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/brc/history.htm |date=13 August 2009 }} They made their final winning appearance in the double sculls at Henley 1964.
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Category:Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic rowers for Great Britain
Category:Rowers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Category:British people of Czech descent
Category:European Rowing Championships medalists
Category:Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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