John Hawkins (rower)

John Hawkins is an Australian former representative rower. He was a three time Australian national champion and won a bronze medal at the 1977 World Rowing Championships.

John Hawkins
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportRowing
ClubSouth Melbourne RC
Surfers Paradise RC
Mercantile Rowing Club
Achievements and titles
National finalsPenrith Cup 1974 & 1976
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Australia
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Amsterdam LM8+

Club and state rowing

Hawkins commenced his senior club rowing in 1968 with the South Melbourne Rowing club and rowed there till 1972. From 1972 to 1975 he was living in Queensland and rowed from the Surfers Paradise Rowing Club. In 1975 he relocated back to Melbourne and joined the Mercantile Rowing Club from where he had most of his representative success.[1]

Hawkins first rowed at the Australian Interstate Regatta in 1974 in a Queensland lightweight four contesting the Penrith Cup. That crew finished third.[1] In 1976 he contested and won the Penrith Cup in the Victorian lightweight four.[1]

In Mercantile colours Hawkins contested national titles at the Australian Rowing Championships. He won the national lightweight four title in 1976 and was at stroke in a Mercantile crew which won national lightweight eight title in 1977.[1]

International representative rowing

Hawkins made his Australian representative debut in 1977 in the men's lightweight eight at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. The Australian eight rowed to a bronze medal.[2] He rowed again in the Australian lightweight eight at the 1979 World Rowing Championships where that crew placed sixth.[2]

References
  1. "Hawkins profile at Guerin Foster". Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. Hawkins at World Rowing
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