Gus Jackson
New Zealand rower
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| Intro | New Zealand rower | |
| Places | New Zealand | |
| was | Rower | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 25 December 1903 | |
| Death | 12 November 1968 (aged 64 years) |
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Augustus "Gus" Kenneth George Jackson (25 December 1903 – 12 November 1968) was a New Zealand rower.
He won two bronze medals at the 1938 British Empire Games, winning one as part of the men's eight and another bronze medal alongside Bob Smith in the men's double sculls. He was a member of the Union Boat Club (UBC) in Wanganui; fellow UBC members in the eight were James Gould and Howard Benge.