Jeremy Luke (rower)
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 1937[1] Cardiff, Wales | |||||||||||
| Died | September 1994 South Glamoran, Wales | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||
| Club | Llandaff Rowing Club | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Jeremy Charles Luke (10 January 1937 – September 1994) was a rower who won a silver medal for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
[edit]Luke was a member of the Llandaff Rowing Club and was selected for the 1960 Henley Royal Regatta coxed pairs trials.[2]
He represented the 1962 Welsh team[3] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia,[4] where he participated in the coxless four event. Teaming up with his twin brother Tim Luke and the Edwards brothers, John and David,[5] the four won the silver medal behind the English four.[6][7]
He became the President of the Llandaff Rowing Club and following his death in 1994 had a boat named in his memory.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "The Road To Rome". Daily Herald. 5 July 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Welsh team for Empire Games". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "The Family Affair". Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Rowing Coxless Four - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "Rowing". Bristol Evening Post. 24 November 1962. p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Sport". South Wales Echo. 15 June 1995. p. 48. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.