Tim Luke (rower)

Tim Luke
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born10 January 1937[1]
Cardiff, Wales
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLlandaff Rowing Club
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Perth 1962 coxless four

Richard Timothy Luke (born 10 January 1937) is a former rower who won a silver medal for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Luke was a member of the Llandaff Rowing Club and was selected for the 1960 Henley Royal Regatta coxed pairs trials.[2]

He represented the 1962 Welsh team[3] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia,[4] where he participated in the coxless four event. Teaming up with his twin brother Jeremy Luke and the Edwards brothers, John and David,[5] the four won the silver medal behind the English four.[6][7]

His brother Jeremy became the President of the Llandaff Rowing Club and following his death in 1994 had a boat named in his memory.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  2. ^ "The Road To Rome". Daily Herald. 5 July 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Welsh team for Empire Games". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  5. ^ "The Family Affair". Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Rowing Coxless Four - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Rowing". Bristol Evening Post. 24 November 1962. p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Sport". South Wales Echo. 15 June 1995. p. 48. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.