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Terrence Scook

b. 1935

Australian rower

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Born 1935. Terrence Scook is an Australian rower.

Terrence Scook (born 8 February 1935) is an Australian former representative rowing coxswain. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. A Western Australian, Scook coxed state crews competing at the elite national level over a 43 year competitive career from 1951 to 1994.

Club and state rowing Scook's joined the West Australian Rowing Club as a fourteen year old in 1949 and in that debut year steered Don Fraser and Bryn Haaguard to a state championship in the coxed pair. Most of his career was from the WARC although in 1970s he raced in ANA Rowing Club colours.

In the 1990s Scook took up the rudder ropes at the Curtin University Rowing Club where coach Tony Lovrich was running a successful high performance sweep men's squad under the auspices of the Western Australian Institute of Sport. In his long career Scook raced 19 times in WA eights for the King's Cup, 3 times in women's fours for the ULVA trophy and once in the lightweight women's four for the Victoria Cup.

Palmares Source: Olympic Games 1960 – eliminated in repechage

The King's Cup 1951– 3rd 1954– 4th 1955– 1st 1956– 4th 1958– 2nd 1959– 3rd 1960– 1st 1961– 3rd 1962– 2nd 1963– 3rd 1964– 3rd 1965– 3rd 1971– eliminated in repechage 1989– 3rd in challenge event 1990– 2nd 1991– 3rd 1992– 2nd 1993– 2nd 1994– 4th

The ULVA Trophy 1974– 3rd cox & coach 1977– 2nd coach 1978– 2nd cox & coach

The Victoria Cup 1974– 4th

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Australian rower

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Terrence Scook was born on 8 February 1935 in Western Australia.

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