Berlin, Grünau "Langer See", 14 February 1936: Jack BERESFORD (right) and Leslie SOUTHWOOD from Great Britain, 1st in the rowing double sculls event. Credit: IOC / Olympic Museum CollectionsOther names: BERESFORD JR., Jack
Born: 1 January 1899
Deceased: 3 December 1977
Birthplace: Chiswick (Great Britain)
Nationality: Great Britain
Sport: Rowing
ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Antwerp 1920
Paris 1924
Amsterdam 1928
Los Angeles 1932
Berlin 1936
AWARDS
Olympic medals:
Gold: 3
Silver: 2
Other results:
Commonwealth Games
Silver: 1 (1930)
Five Olympics: Five Medals
British rower Jack Beresford's five Olympics medals is an Olympic record, only recently equalled among men by Britain's Steve Redgrave. Beresford won gold medals in the single sculls (1924), coxless fours (1932) and double sculls (1936), and added silver in the single sculls (1920) and the eights (1928).
His remarkable career spanned five Olympic Games and it was almost certainly only the cancellation of the 1940 Games that prevented a sixth Olympic appearance. He was awarded the Olympic Diploma of Merit in 1949.
At Henley, he won the Diamond Sculls four times (1920 and 1924-1926), the Nickalls Challenge Cup in 1928 and 1929 (coxless pairs with Gordon Killick), and the Double Sculls Challenge Cup in 1939 with Dick Southwood. He also won the Wingfield Sculls for seven consecutive years from 1920.
Beresford rowed for the Thames, Leander, and Kingston Clubs. He later managed the British rowing team at the 1952 Olympics. His father, Julius Beresford (né Wisniewski), won an Olympic silver medal in the eights in 1912.
