Felix Badcock

John Felix Charles Badcock known as Felix Badcock (1935-2015), was a male rower who competed for England.

Felix Badcock
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1935
Marylebone
Died11 January 2015

Rowing career

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]

The eights crew consisted entirely of members of the Thames Rowing Club and who won the final of the Empire Games Trials from the 1st and 3rd Trinity Boat Club, Cambridge.[3]

Personal life

His father was John Badcock (also known as Felix) and his mother was Joyce Cooper. His brother Francis 'David' M Badcock (born 1937), also rowed for the Thames RC and was a reserve for 1958 Commonwealth games crew in addition to rowing in the 1958 boat race.

He died in 2015.[4]

References

  1. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "A History of St Catherine's Rowing 1875-1999". St Catherine's.
  4. "Obituary". Thames RC.
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