Campbell Johnston
Australian rower
Campbell Johnston
Sport Rowing Club Melbourne University Boat Club
T. Campbell Johnston is an Australian former lightweight rower . He won Australia's first rowing World Championship title – a gold medal at the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne in the lightweight men's coxless four .[ 1]
Club and state rowing
Johnston's senior rowing was with the Melbourne University Boat Club. At the Australian Rowing Championships in 1972 he won a national championship title in the lightweight eight .[ 2]
Johnston was selected in Victorian state representative lightweight fours to race the Penrith Cup at the Australian Rowing Championships for six consecutive years from 1970 to 1975. Those crews won the interstate championship on five consecutive occasions from 1971 to 1975 with Johnston as stroke.[ 3]
National representative rowing
Johnston was selected for Australian representative honours in a lightweight coxless four for the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne .[ 4] FISA World Rowing Championship .[ 5]
The following year at Nottingham 1975 that same crew were selected to defend their title. They came third, taking the bronze medal and were the best performing Australian crew at those championships. They became the first Australian crew to win successive medals at any world championships or FISA championships.[ 6]
Post rowing career
After rowing, Johnston worked as a lawyer, starting a practice with his rowing teammate Geoff Rees .[ 7]
References
FISA championships
1974 : Campbell Johnston , Andrew Michelmore , Geoffrey Rees , Colin Smith )1975 : Francis Pelegri , Michel Picard , André Coupat , André Picard )1976 : André Picard , Michel Picard , André Coupat , Francis Pelegri )1977 : André Picard , Michel Picard , André Coupat , Francis Pelegri )1978 : Michael Raduner , Thomas von Weissenfluh , Pierre Zentner , Pierre Kovacs )1979 : Ian Wilson , Stuart Wilson , Colin Barratt , Nicholas Howe )1980 : Graham Gardiner , Charles Bartlett , Clyde Hefer , Simon Gillett )1981 : Graham Gardiner , Charles Bartlett , Clyde Hefer , Simon Gillett )1982 : Marco Romano , Daniele Boschin , Paolo Martinelli Pasquale Aiese )1983 : Alberto Molina , Luis María Moreno , José María de Marco Pérez , Juan María Altuna Muñoa )1984 : Fernando Molina , José María de Marco Pérez , Luis María Moreno , Alberto Molina ) Official world championships
1985 : Alwin Otten , Frank Rogall , Thomas Jaekel , Wolfgang Birkner )1986 : Franco Pantano , Dario Longhin , Nerio Gainotti , Mauro Torta )1987 : Thomas Palm , Erik Ring , Gerd Meyer , Sebastian Franke )1988 : Mauro Torta , Dario Longhin , Massimo Lana , Nerio Gainotti )1989 : Klaus Altena , Stephan Fahrig , Michael Buchheit , Bernhard Stomporowski )1990 : Klaus Altena , Michael Buchheit , Stephan Fahrig , Bernhard Stomporowski )1991 : Christopher Bates , Toby Hessian , Tom Kay , Carl Smith )1992 : Christopher Bates , Toby Hessian , Tom Kay , Carl Smith )1993 : Thomas Beetham , Matthew Collins , Chris Kerber , Jonathan Moss )1994 : Eskild Ebbesen , Victor Feddersen , Niels Henriksen , Thomas Poulsen )1995 : Carlo Gaddi , Leonardo Pettinari , Andrea Re , Ivano Zasio )1997 : Thomas Ebert , Thomas Poulsen , Eskild Ebbesen , Victor Feddersen )1998 : Eskild Ebbesen , Thomas Ebert , Victor Feddersen , Thomas Poulsen )1999 : Eskild Ebbesen , Thomas Ebert , Victor Feddersen , Thomas Poulsen )2001 : Sebastian Sageder , Bernd Wakolbinger , Wolfgang Sigl , Martin Kobau )2002 : Thor Kristensen , Thomas Ebert , Stephan Mølvig , Eskild Ebbesen )2003 : Thor Kristensen , Thomas Ebert , Stephan Mølvig , Eskild Ebbesen )2005 : Franck Solforosi , Jérémy Pouge , Jean-Christophe Bette , Fabien Tilliet )2006 : Huang Zhongming , Wu Chongkui , Lin Zhang , Tian Jun )2007 : Richard Chambers , James Lindsay-Fynn , Paul Mattick , James Clarke )2009 : Matthias Schömann-Finck , Jost Schömann-Finck , Jochen Kühner , Martin Kühner )2010 : Richard Chambers , Paul Mattick , Rob Williams , Chris Bartley )2011 : Anthony Edwards , Samuel Beltz , Ben Cureton , Todd Skipworth )2013 : Kasper Winther Jørgensen , Jacob Larsen , Jacob Barsøe , Morten Jørgensen )2014 : Kasper Winther Jørgensen , Jacob Larsen , Jacob Barsøe , Morten Jørgensen )2015 : Lucas Tramèr , Simon Schürch , Simon Niepmann , Mario Gyr )2017 : Federico Duchich , Leone Barbaro , Lorenzo Tedesco , Piero Sfiligoi )
