Kim Jelbart

Kim Jelbart (4 May 1937 – 10 April 2024) was an Australian representative rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Rowing pedigree Jelbart's father Ron represented Victoria in the single scull in 1930 and later coached Australian crews. His uncle Peter and cousins Norman and Lloyd also rowed and they had teamed up with Ron in an MUBC crew which dominated Victorian fours racing in the late 1930s. Peter's son Kerry Jelbart (Kim's cousin) was also an Australian representative rower who enjoyed notable success.

Kim Jelbart rowed for Trinity College at Melbourne University and for the Melbourne University Boat Club. He was selected in the Victorian state representative men's senior eight which contested and won the King's Cup at the 1958 Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. In 1959 he stroked an MUBC eight to second place in the Victorian state championship.

Death Jelbart died on 10 April 2024, at the age of 86.