Colin Porter (rower)

Colin Porter

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1930-10-11)11 October 1930 London, England
Died	21 August 2020(2020-08-21) (aged 89)[1] Bassendean, Perth, Western Australia
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Barn Cottage RC
Medal record Rowing Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff coxed four 1962 Perth coxed four 1962 Perth eights

Colin Francis Porter (11 October 1930 – 21 August 2020) was a British rower who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Biography

Porter represented the England team^[3][4] and won a gold medal^[5] in the coxed four event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.^[6]

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Porter competed in the men's coxless four event.^[7]

Two years later he won double bronze in the coxed four and eights at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Western Australia.^[8]

References

1. "Olympedia – Colin Porter". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Colin Porter Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
3. "Pairs Shock at Henley". Sunday Express. 15 June 1958. p. 19. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Rowing". The Scotsman. 23 July 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Rowing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
6. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
7. "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
8. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.