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Charles LittlejohnMC

Personal information
Birth name	Charles William Berry Littlejohn
Born	(1889-01-04)4 January 1889 Nelson, New Zealand
Died	4 August 1960(1960-08-04) (aged 71) Toorak, Victoria, Australia
Relative	William Still Littlejohn (father)
Medal record Representing  United Kingdom Men's rowing 1912 Stockholm Men's eight

Charles William Berry Littlejohn MC (4 January 1889 – 4 August 1960) was a New Zealand-born rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Born in Nelson, New Zealand, on 4 January 1889, Littlejohn was the son of William Still Littlejohn and Jeannie Littlejohn (née Berry). He was educated at Nelson College from 1898 to 1903, and later went to New College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar (from Ormond College, Melbourne University) where he was a Diploma student in anthropology. He was a member of the winning Oxford crews in the Boat Race in 1911 and 1912. He was also a member of the New College eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was subsequently decorated with the Military Cross while serving in World War I.

See also

• List of Oxford University Boat Race crews

References

1. "Charles Littlejohn". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
2. ^ Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Charles Littlejohn
3. "A smart New Zealander". West Coast Times. 7 July 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
4. "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
5. Diploma students in Anthropology, University of Oxford 1907-1945 Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Charles Littlejohn at World Rowing
• Charles Littlejohn at Olympics.com

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