Jack Wilson (rower)
John Hyrne Tucker Wilson (17 September 1914 – 16 February 1997[1]) was a British rowing champion and Olympic gold medallist.After graduating from University, Wilson took a post as a District Commissioner with the Sudan Political Service, missing an opportunity to participate alongside Laurie in Britain’s Eights boat at the 1936 Olympics.In 1942, Wilson survived an attack by a local woman in Sudan who threw an assegai spear at him.[3] In 1948 Wilson and Laurie returned to Henley and once again won the Silver Goblets, having had little training and no opportunity to row since their success in the event ten years earlier.[4] Wilson retired from colonial service in 1954 and worked for the British Steel Corporation.