Jack Beresford biography
Jack Beresford, unique title Jack Beresford Wiszniewski, (born January 1, 1899, London, England—died December 3, 1977, Shiplake, Oxfordshire), English sculler and oarsman who collected an excellent report within the Olympics and on the Henley Royal Regatta.
During World War I, Beresford was wounded in France in 1918. He then returned to London and joined his father’s furniture-manufacturing enterprise. As a member of the Thames Rowing Club, Beresford gained the Diamond Sculls at Henley 4 instances within the Twenties. He additionally twice gained within the Grand and the Goblet and as soon as within the Stewards’ in his profession at Henley.
At the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium, Beresford completed a detailed second to American John Kelly within the single sculls. He returned to the Olympics in 1924 in Paris, the place he gained the gold medal in single sculls. At the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam he captured the silver within the coxed eights, and he earned a gold medal within the uncoxed fours on the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. Beresford’s tactical data allowed him to stay aggressive nicely previous his peak years. At the age of 37, he paired with Leslie Southwood to win the gold medal within the double sculls on the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Their Olympic success impressed Henley Regatta so as to add a double sculls competitors in 1939, and Beresford and Southwood gained the inaugural race. Beresford was energetic in teaching and novice athletics administration and was appointed Commander of the British Empire in 1960.