1973 – 57th Men’s European Championships, Moscow RUS
Men’s Coxed Four – Seventh
Bow: Gary Dehring (WA)
2: Bill Dankbaar (SA)
3: Bill Liley (VIC)
Str: Laurie Anderson (WA)
Cox: Brian Tonkin (WA)
Cch: Joe Saunders (WA)
Men's four in training
Squad selected was: Laurie Anderson (WA), Peter Shakespeare (WA), Gary Dehring (WA), Kerry Jelbart (VIC), Bill Liley (VIC), David Bishop (VIC), Tim Conrad (NSW), Chris Shinners (NSW), Bill Dankbaar (SA) and Mike Page (SA).
The Australians finished third in their heat, second in their repechage, and fifth in the semi-final. They won final B.
Men’s Pair – Eighth
Bow: Tim Conrad (QLD)
Str: Peter Shakespeare (WA) and Team Captain
Cch: Joe Saunders (WA)
The pair followed a similar path to the four, third in their heat, second in the repechage, fourth in their semifinal and second in Final B.
Men’s Scull - Tenth
Jeff Sykes (VIC)
Jeff Sykes finished third in his heat, second in the repechage, fourth in the semi-final and fourth in final B.
Manager: Berry Durston (WA)
Sources
- The FISA Centenary Book, by Jean-Louis Meuret, published by FISA in 1992
- Author’s own records
- Discussions with Laurie Anderson, June 2023
- Home and Dry – A history of rowing in Western Australia, by Bill Cooper, published by Rowing Western Australia, 2008