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Gordon A Rankine (born 30 May 1954) is a retired British rower who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Rowing career

Rankine was part of the British eight at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, the crew finished 9th overall after a third-place finish in the B final. In 1977 he was part of the eight that reached the final and finished 5th, at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. He was selected by Great Britain for the men's coxed four event with Lenny Robertson, Colin Seymour, John Roberts and Alan Inns, the crew finished in seventh place.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gordon Rankine Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
2. Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 – via Times Digital Archives.
3. Railton, Jim (29 August 1977). "Rowing". The Times. p. 11 – via Times Digital Archives.
4. "Gordon Rankine". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

External links

• Gordon Rankine at World Rowing
• Gordon Rankine at Olympics.com
• Gordon Rankine at Team GB
• Gordon Rankine at Olympedia

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