Mark Scott (rower)
Mark Scott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1923 |
| Died | 11 February 2013(aged 89) Henley-on-Thames,England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bryanston School[1] |
| Alma mater | North London Polytechnic |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Known for | 1948 Summer Olympicsrower |
Mark Bodley Scott(17 April 1923 – 11 February 2013)[2]was a Britishrowerwho competed in the1948 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Scott was born into a medical family based inDorset.[4]He was the son of Maitland Bodley Scott (1878–1942) and the youngest of six sons.[citation needed]As a child, he lived inShiplakeon theRiver Thames.
Scott was educated atBryanston School.Aged 18, he joined theRoyal Naval Volunteer ReserveduringWorld War II.While on active service inSicily,he was wounded in amortar bombexplosion, during which he lost one eye and his other eye was damaged by shrapnel. He was in hospital recuperating for almost a year inNorth Africa.
In 1946 when he was demobilised, he joinedNorth London Polytechnic,studyingarchitecture.He also joined theThames Rowing Club.[4]He rowed in the 1948Henley Regattaand then for Britain at the1948 Summer Olympics,in thecoxed pairsevent, with Bakie James.[1][5]
Mark Bodley Scott was involved inlocal government,includingSonningParish CouncilandWokinghamRural District Council.[4]He was also chair of Sonning Working Men’s Club.
In 1953, Scott married Josephine Clare Stanley, also an architect, and they had three children.[citation needed]In 2006, they moved fromSonning-on-Thames,where they had lived for 53 years, toHenley-on-Thames,where Mark Bodley Scott died.[4]Avoice recordingcan be heard at theRiver and Rowing Museumin Henley-on-Thames.[2]
See also
[edit]- Ronald Bodley Scott(1906–1982), his brother
- Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair
References
[edit]- ^ab"Notable OBs – Internationals".UK:Bryanston School.Retrieved26 March2019.
- ^abEdmonds, John."Recalling Mark Bodley-Scott"(PDF).The Bridge.No. 35. UK: Sonning & Sonning Eye Society. p. 4.
- ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Mark Scott".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2020.Retrieved15 May2013.
- ^abcde"Man who rowed at Olympics despite war injuries".Henley Standard.4 March 2013.
- ^Fotherby, Thomas (1 August 2011)."Olympic Veterans – Rowing – Mark Bodley Scott".ITV.YouTube.Retrieved26 March2019.
External links
[edit]- 1923 births
- 2013 deaths
- Architects from Hampshire
- People educated at Bryanston School
- Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
- Alumni of the University of North London
- People from Sonning
- People from Shiplake
- British male rowers
- English male rowers
- Olympic rowers for Great Britain
- Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Hampshire
- Royal Navy sailors
- Military personnel from Dorset