John Cherry

Who was John Cherry?

John Conrad Hazlehurst Cherry was an English rower who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Cherry was born in Paddington and educated at Westminster School and Brasenose College, Oxford University, having matriculated in 1933 as the Heath Harrison Minor Exhibitioner.

He rowed in the Brasenose College 1st VIII from 1934-1938, and first rowed for the university in 1936 as a member of the losing Oxford boat in the Boat Race.

Later in the year he was a member of the crew of the eight which came fourth representing Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

In 1937 he became President of OUBC, and was in the crew that broke Cambridge's thirteen year winning streak. He was OUBC President again in 1938, recording another win over Cambridge.

Outside the Boat Race and the Olympics, Cherry also competed at Henley Royal Regatta. In 1936, he rowed in the Leander Club VIII which came second in the Grand Challenge Cup, as well as the Brasenose College IV. In 1937 he rowed in the Leander Club IV which won the Stewards' Challenge Cup, and in 1938 he rowed again in the Brasenose College IV.