Albert Hope
New Zealand rower (1914–1966)
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Birth name | Albert Alexander Hope | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1914-02-02)2 February 1914 New Lynn, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
Died | 3 September 1966(1966-09-03) (aged 52) Hastings, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
Occupation | Butcher[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
Club | Petone Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||
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Albert Alexander Hope (2 February 1914 – 3 September 1966) was a New Zealand rower.
Hope was born in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn on 2 February 1914, the son of Ada Louisa Hope (née Gibson) and Frederick Hope.[2][3]
At the 1938 British Empire Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's coxed four.[4] He was a member of the Petone Rowing Club, and his team members in the 1938 boat were Jim Clayton (stroke), Ken Boswell, John Rigby, and George Burns (cox).[5]
Hope died on 3 September 1966, and was buried at Hastings Cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Details for Hope, Albert Alexander". Hastings District Council. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Birth search: registration number 1914/9308". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Descendants of William Hope". RootsWeb. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Albert Hope". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Petone Oarsmen". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXV, no. 15. 19 January 1938. p. 5. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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1938 New Zealand British Empire Games team
- Theo Allen
- Arnold Anderson
- Pat Boot
- Betty Forbes
- Alan Geddes
- Stan Lay
- Jim Leckie
- Doreen Lumley
- Cecil Matthews
- Mary Mitchell
- Jack Morgan
- Bill Pullar
- Graham Quinn
- Alan Sayers
- Frank Sharpley
- Doris Strachan
- Rona Tong
- Harold Tyrie
- Joseph Collins
- Darcy Heeney
- Kenneth Moran
- Jack Parker
- Hugh Sheridan
- Artie Sutherland
- Ron Withell
- John Brown
- George Giles
- Frank Grose
- Gordon Patrick
- Roy Taylor
- Ronald Triner
- Ron Ulmer
- Bill Bremner
- Walter Denison
- Ernie Jury
- Frank Livingstone
- Lance Macey
- Alec Robertson
- Bill Whittaker
- Howard Benge
- Ken Boswell
- George Burns
- John Charters
- Jim Clayton
- Oswald Denison
- James Gould
- Albert Hope
- Gus Jackson
- Les Pithie
- John Rigby
- Bob Smith
- Cyril Stiles
- William Stodart
- Rangi Thompson
- Noel Crump
- Jack Davies
- Winnie Dunn
- Peter Hanan
- Mona Leydon
- Joyce Macdonald
- Len Newell
- Torsten Anderson
- Jim Dryden
- Joe Genet
- Harcourt Godfrey
- Leo Nolan
- Jerry Podjursky
- Vernon Thomas
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