Alex Ross (rower)
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| Born | Alexander Ross 2 September 1907 Herekino, North Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 April 1994 (aged 86) Tweed Heads West, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Banker | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (175 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Spouses | Nora Burgess
(m. 1933; died 1974)Cynthia Barton (m. 1975) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Auckland Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||
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Sir Alexander Ross (2 September 1907 – 10 April 1994) was a New Zealand-born banker and rower who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games. He was a rowing selector for New Zealand's Olympic and Commonwealth teams, New Zealand team manager for the Vancouver Commonwealth Games and chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation from 1968 to 1982.