Archibald MacKinnon
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s rowing | ||
Representing  Canada
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1956 Melbourne | Coxless Fours |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1960 Rome | Eights |
| Commonwelth Games | ||
| | 1958 Cardiff | Eights |
Archibald ("Archie") MacKinnon (born January 13, 1937 in Cranbrook, British Columbia) is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.
He received a gold medal in coxless fours at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Lorne Loomer, Walter D'Hondt and Donald Arnold.[1]
At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, MacKinnon received a gold medal in eights. He received a silver medal in eights at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, as a member of the Canadian team.[2]
Awards
MacKinnon was inducted into British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1966,[3] and into University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team.[4]
References
- ↑ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing" (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
- ↑ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Rowing" (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
- ↑ "1956 UBC/VRC Coxless Fours (M)" – British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
- ↑ "1956 UBC Four Oared Rowing Crew" – University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
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