 George Hungerford and Roger Jackson (right) at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Roger Charles Jackson (1942-01-14)January 14, 1942 (age 83) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | UBC Thunderbirds, Vancouver[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Roger Charles Jackson,OC AOE (born January 14, 1942) is aCanadian academic and Olympic gold medallistrower. He won the onlygold medal for Canada at the1964 Summer Olympics, in thecoxless pair withGeorge Hungerford. The same year they were awarded theLou Marsh Trophy. Jackson also competed at the 1968 Olympics and finished eleventh in thesingle sculls event. At the 1972 Olympics he was a crew member of the Canadian boat which finished twelfth in thecoxed fours competition.[1]
In 1959 Jackson enrolled to theUniversity of Western Ontario where he started training in rowing. In 1963 he received aBachelor of Arts degree[2][3] and entered a graduate school at the University of Toronto, but shortly transferred to theUniversity of British Columbia aiming to qualify for the 1964 Olympics. He did qualify, but his partner, Donald Pretty, had to be replaced by George Hungerford. Jackson and Hungerford first competed together at the Olympics, yet they won the gold medal.[1]
In 1967 Jackson graduated with a master's degree in physical education and then entered the University of Wisconsin. He defended a Ph.D. in biodynamics in 1971 and for his post-doctoral studies went to theUniversity of Copenhagen. After retiring from rowing he became active as a sports and medial administrator. He was the Director ofSport Canada from 1976 through 1978 and was President for three terms of theCanadian Olympic Committee (1982 through 1990). From 1978 to 1988, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology at theUniversity of Calgary. He was the founder and Director of the University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre.[1]
In 1964, Jackson was inducted intoCanada's Sports Hall of Fame. In 1983, he was made an Officer of theOrder of Canada. In 2005, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer ofOwn the Podium 2010 and inducted into the University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame. In 2009, he was named by CBC sports as one of the 25 most influential Canadians in sports for 2009. In 2012, Jackson was appointed to theAlberta Order of Excellence.[4] In June 2015, he received an honorary degree from Western University in London, Ontario.[5]
During the 1976 Canada Cup hockey tournament, Jackson participated in the postgame ceremony following the Canada-Sweden game in Toronto. He presented an award to Sweden's player of the game.
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