Geoff Williamson

Geoff Williamson
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born10 July 1923
Sydney, Australia
Died17 September 2009
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Australia
Men's rowing
1952 Helsinki Men's eight
British Empire (and Commonwealth) Games
1954 Vancouver Coxed four
1954 Vancouver Coxless pair

Geoffrey Williamson (10 July 1923 – 17 September 2009) was an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

His senior rowing was done from the Leichhardt Rowing Club in Sydney. In 1952 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.

Four years later he rowed on the five seat of the Australian boat which was eliminated in the semi-final of the coxless four competition.

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geoff Williamson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.
  • Notice of Geoff Williamson's death