Geoff Williamson

Geoffrey Williamson (10 July 1923 – 17 September 2009) was an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Williamson (back row right) in the 1952 Olympic Rowing Squad

Geoff Williamson

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1923-07-10)10 July 1923 Sydney, Australia
Died	17 September 2009(2009-09-17) (aged 86)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Australia Men's rowing 1952 Helsinki Men's eight British Empire (and Commonwealth) Games 1954 Vancouver Coxed four 1954 Vancouver Coxless pair

His senior rowing was done from the Leichhardt Rowing Club in Sydney. In 1952 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.

Four years later he rowed on the five seat of the Australian boat which was eliminated in the semi-final of the coxless four competition.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geoff Williamson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.
• Notice of Geoff Williamson's death