David Macklin
Personal information
Birth nameDavid Drury Macklin
Born1 September 1928
Cambridge
Died29 March 2015(2015-03-29) (aged 86)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Milan Eight
Gold medal – first place 1951 Mâcon Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Amsterdam Coxless pair

David Drury Macklin CBE (1 September 1928 – 29 March 2015) was a British international rower.

Macklin was born in Cambridge in 1928.[1] He attended St John's College, Cambridge, and rowed for Cambridge in the 1951 Boat Race in which Oxford sank. This forced a re-row which Cambridge won by 12 lengths.[2] He and his college crew also won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley in 1951, the last college crew to do so.[3]

Macklin went on to row for Leander Club, winning the Grand Challenge Cup in 1952 and 1953.[3] He was selected for Great Britain and rowed in the men's eight at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, being part of the crew who finished fourth.[4]

Macklin became the chief executive of Devon County Council. He died on 29 March 2015, survived by his wife Janet and their four children.[3] In the 2016 Boat Races, Macklin's granddaughter Fiona Macklin rowed for Cambridge.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Macklin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Riach, James (29 March 2016). "Cambridge's Fiona Macklin inspired by grandfather for Boat Race debut". The Observer.
  3. 1 2 3 "A celebration of the life of David Macklin CBE DL (1947)". St John's College, Cambridge. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Macklin, David". World Rowing. Retrieved 21 July 2016.


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