# Peter Gillon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Gillon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Gillon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gillon > Source revision: 1328156748 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Australian rower (1939–2018)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Peter Gillon | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1939|08|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|12|06|1939|08|11|df=yes}} | death_place = | education = [Xavier College](/source/Xavier_College), Melbourne | height_ft = | height_in = | weight = | club = Yarra Yarra Rowing Club
[Mercantile Rowing Club](/source/Mercantile_Rowing_Club) | headercolor = silver | nationals = King's Cup 1965 | show-medals = no | medaltemplates = }} '''Peter Gillon''' (11 August 1939 – 6 December 2018) was an Australian representative [rower](/source/Rowing_(sport)) who competed at two [Olympic Games](/source/Rowing_at_the_Summer_Olympics).{{cite sports-reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/peter-gillon-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102223/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/peter-gillon-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}} He competed at the [1960 Rome](/source/Rowing_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics) and [1964 Tokyo Olympics](/source/Rowing_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics) in the [men's coxless four](/source/Coxless_four). ==Club and state rowing== Gillon was educated at [Xavier College](/source/Xavier_College), Melbourne where he took up rowing. His senior club rowing was from the Yarra Yarra Rowing Club and later the [Mercantile Rowing Club](/source/Mercantile_Rowing_Club) in Melbourne.[https://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/rower-profiles/gillon-peter#gsc.tab=0 Gillon Profile at Austn Rowing History] The strength of Victorian rowing in the early 1960s was such that Gillon had already rowed at two Olympic Games before he was able to earn a seat in the Victorian state representative men's senior eight contesting the [King's Cup](/source/King's_Cup_(rowing)) at the Interstate Regattas within the [Australian Rowing Championships](/source/Australian_Rowing_Championships). That selection came in 1965 when he rowed in the two seat of the Victorian eight to a second placing in the King's Cup behind NSW. He contested national title events at [Australian Rowing Championships](/source/Australian_Rowing_Championships) first held in 1962 and thereafter every second year. He won silver in a coxed four at the 1962 Australian Championships[https://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/national-championships/1962#gsc.tab=0 1962 Austn Rowing C'ships] and gold in Mercantile colours in a coxless four which he stroked in 1964.[https://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/national-championships/1964#M2 1964 Austn Rowing C'ships] ==International representative rowing== For the [1960 Rome Olympics](/source/Rowing_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics) a Victorian [coxless four](/source/coxless_four) was selected as the 7th and last priority boat and wholly on the basis of self-funding. Gillon was picked in the three seat of that crew with the others coming from various Melbourne clubs - [Peter Guest](/source/Peter_Guest), [Brian Vear](/source/Brian_Vear) and [Kim Jelbart](/source/Kim_Jelbart). The lack of coaching support provided to the team by the Australian Olympic Federation proved to be an issue. The four was eliminated at the repechage stage and there was no B final.[https://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/olympic-games/1960-Rome#gsc.tab=0 1960 Olympics at Australian Rowing History] For the [1964 Tokyo Olympics](/source/Rowing_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics), the Australian 1964 national champion Mercantile coxless four was selected in-toto as Australia's coxless four entrants with Gillon at stroke. They placed 4th in their heat and 4th in the repechage, to be eliminated at that point, missing the B final and an overall regatta placing.[https://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/olympic-games/1964-Tokyo#gsc.tab=0 1964 Olympics at Austn Rowing History] ==Professional career== Peter Gillon later became a [property developer](/source/property_developer) in Melbourne, as [managing director](/source/managing_director) of Gillon Group.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/Former-executive-checks-in-with-case-of-takeover-blues/2005/05/15/1116095851189.html|title=Developer buys a beach view|first=Rebecca|last=Urban|first2=Helen|last2=Westerman|date=16 May 2005}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://corporate.olympics.com.au/8A4324B0-684F-4E3F-A47FF3B247E9FC1E Profile] at Australian Olympic Committee {{DEFAULTSORT:Gillon, Peter}} Category:1939 births Category:2018 deaths Category:Australian male rowers Category:Olympic rowers for Australia Category:Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Category:Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Category:Australian businesspeople in the real estate industry Category:Place of birth missing Category:People educated at Xavier College Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Peter Gillon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gillon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gillon?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.