Edward Pain

Edward Oscar Guthrie "Ted" Pain (15 July 1925 – 6 January 2000) was an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Pain (back row 4th from right) in the 1952 Olympic Rowing Squad
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Edward Pain
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki Men's eight
British Empire Games
1950 Auckland Eights

Pain attended Sydney Boys High School from 1938 to 1943, graduating three years ahead of Nimrod Greenwood and five years ahead of David Anderson, who both rowed alongside Pain in the Australian eight at 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Pain's senior rowing was done from the University of Sydney club. At the 1950 Empire Games he won the gold medal as part of the Australian boat in the eights competition. In 1952 he was in the seven seat of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event at Helsinki. He died in Greenwich, New South Wales.

References
  1. "Australian Sporting Representatives" (PDF). Shsobu.org.au. Retrieved 8 July 2018.


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