Archibald McKinnon

Archibald McKinnon

Archibald McKinnon (born January 13, 1937) is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.

He received a gold medal in "coxless fours" at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Lorne Loomer, Walter D'Hondt and Donald Arnold. [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=ROW "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing"] (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)]

At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, McKinnon received a gold medal in "eights". He received a silver medal in "eights" at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, as a member of the Canadian team. [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=15&sp=ROW "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Rowing"] (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)]

Awards

McKinnon was inducted into "British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame" in 1966, [http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?team_id=27 "1956 UBC/VRC Coxless Fours (M)"] – "Brithish Columbia Sports Hall of Fame" (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)] and into "University of Brithish Columbia Sports Hall of Fame" in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team. [http://www.ubcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?team_id=10 "1956 UBC Four Oared Rowing Crew"] – "University of Brithish Columbia Sports Hall of Fame" (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)]

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