Gus Jackson
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Augustus "Gus" Kenneth George Jackson was a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
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He won two bronze medals at the 1938 British Empire Games
1938 British Empire Games
The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, the Commonwealth Games being the modern-day equivalent. Held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from February 5–12, 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary...
, winning one as part of the men's eight and another bronze medal alongside Bob Smith
Bob Smith (rower)
Robert "Bob" Benedict Smith was a former representative New Zealand rower.At the 1938 British Empire Games he won two bronze medals, one in the men's double sculls alongside Gus Jackson and another bronze medal in the men's single sculls....
in the men's double sculls.