John Sturrock (rower)

{{Short description|English rower}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's rowing}}

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{{MedalSilver| 1936 Berlin|Coxless four}}

{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|British Empire Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1938 Sydney | Eight}}

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John Duncan "Jan" Sturrock OBE (20 March 1915 – 20 July 1974) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he was a member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the coxless four event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/jan-sturrock-1.html |title=Jan Sturrock, Bio, Stats, Results |publisher=Sports Reference |accessdate=15 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122032854/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/jan-sturrock-1.html |archivedate=22 November 2015 }}

At the 1938 British Empire Games he was a member of the English boat which won the gold medal in the eight competition.

He was born and died in Weymouth, Dorset.

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