John McLean (rower)
| John McLean (rower) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 September 1859 Shoalhaven, New South Wales |
| Died | 22 January 1925 (aged 65) Randwick, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Title | World champion sculler |
| Term | 1890 |
| Predecessor | Peter Kemp (rower) |
| Successor | Jim Stanbury |
John McLean (17 September 1859 – January 22, 1925) was one of seventeen Australians who each won the World Sculling Championship (Professional) between 1876 and 1957. He was born at Shoalhaven, New South Wales, on 17 September 1859.
John McLean was a native of the Shoalhaven district, New South Wales, where he was born on 17 September 1859. Height, 6 ft ½ in (1.84 m); weight, 11 st,10 lb (74.4 kg); and chest, 42 in (101 cm). He first appeared in a race on 17 March 1883, when he won an amateur light skiff race at Wardell, beating A. Phipps, D. Gollan, and others. On Easter Monday following he won the All-comers' Light Skiff Race at Swan Bay, beating J. Cook (15 lb), A. Campbell (10 lb), G. Busch (10 lb) and on 24 May, carrying 18 lb, he also won the All-comers' Race at Coraki, defeating A. Campbell (15 lb), W. Hart (28 lb), Tyler, and Hollingworth.
At Woodburn, on 9 November 1883, he rowed second to Campbell (10 lb), carrying 20 lb. The same day he won the Beaten Stakes, carrying 25 lb, his opponents being Hollingworth and McMahon. On 26 January 1884 he won the All-comers' Race at Broadwater with a 10 lb penalty, beating Campbell and Hollingworth. On 17 March he carried 35 lb, and beat Campbell, McDonald, and others in the All-comers' Race at Wardell the same day he also won the Farewell Handicap, carrying 60 lb, his opponents being A. Campbell (50 lb), Phipps (10 lb), Brown (feather). At Woodburn, on 9 November 1884, carrying 34 lb, he won the All-comers' Race, beating M. Wallace, Hart, Busch, Hann, and Robinson.
On 26 January 1885, carrying 45 lb, he beat M. Wallace (10 lb), W. Wilson (10 lb), M. McMahon (15 lb), J. Cook (20 lb), in the All-comers' Race at Broadwater. On 7 March he beat J. Cook in a match for £100. On Easter Monday he won the All-comers' Race at Swan Bay, carrying 30 lb, and beating Campbell and Wilson (feather). On 17 March, carrying 40 lb, he was beaten by J. Cook (18 lb), at Wardell. Next he won a handicap race at Coraki, beating M, Wallace. On 5 September he was beaten by G. Davis in a match for £100 at Woodburn. On 9 November he won the All-comers' Race at Woodburn, defeating Wallace, Purdy, and Wilson; the same day, carrying 50 lb, he was beaten by Wilson.
On 24 May 1886 he defeated G. Davis in the Champion Race at Woodburn. At the Grafton Carnival on 2 January 1888 he competed in the light skiff race won by Chris. Neilsen, and in the Beaten Stakes on the following day he was fourth, Ashwood being first. On 30 January and 22 September he defeated J. McKinnon, in matches for £100, at Woodburn. He also competed successfully in four out of five double-sculling races. At the Balmain Regatta, 9 November 1888, he finished third in the All-comers' Light Skiff Race, won by H. Messenger, with A. Cormack second, each carrying 15 lb.
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