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Archibald MacKinnon

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Archibald MacKinnon
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Coxless four
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Eight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff Eights

Archibald MacKinnon (born January 13, 1937, in Cranbrook, British Columbia) 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.[1][2]

At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, MacKinnon 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.[3]

Awards

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MacKinnon was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1957,[4] the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1966,[5] and into University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing" Archived December 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Archie MacKinnon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Rowing" Archived September 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
  4. ^ "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "1956 UBC VRC Coxless Fours"BC Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
  6. ^ "1956 UBC Four Oared Rowing Crew" Archived March 31, 2005, at the Wayback MachineUniversity of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
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