John Yallop

John C. Yallop (born 24 October 1949) is a retired British rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

John Yallop
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1949-10-24) 24 October 1949
Luton, Bedfordshire [1]
Sport
ClubLeander Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Eight
World Rowing Championships
1974 Lucerne Eight

Rowing career

Yallop won the coxless pairs title rowing for the Thames Tradesmen's and Leander composite, with Lenny Robertson, at the 1973 National Rowing Championships.[2] He participated in the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, competing in the eights event in which Great Britain won a silver medal.[3]

In 1976 he was a crew member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the eights event at the 1976 Olympic Games.[4]

Personal life

He was educated at Bedford Modern School.[5]

References
  1. "Profile". Olympedia.
  2. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  3. "Railton, Jim. "British eight sprint to silver medal." Times, 9 Sept. 1974, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  4. "John Yallop profile". Sports reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  5. School of the Black And Red, A History of Bedford Modern School by Andrew Underwood (1981); reset and updated by Peter Boon, Paul Middleton and Richard Wildman, 2010
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