John Hunt

John Atlee Hunt (27 February 1935 - 13 January 2005) was an Australian representative rower. He competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was the founder of the successful Australian retail business Hunt Leather. Varsity, club & state rowing Hunt's senior club rowing was from the Melbourne University Boat Club. At the 1953 Australian University Championships he won the single sculls title in MUBC colours, the following year he was in the MUBC eight which won the Australian University Championship titles. Between 1956 and 1960 he won four Victorian state titles across three sweep oared boat classes. Hunt first made state selection for Victoria in the 1957 men's eight which contested and won the King's Cup at the Australian Interstate Regatta. He was also in the Victorian 1959 King's Cup eight when they raced to a sliver medal placing. International representative rowing In 1960, on the strength of their Victorian state title win, Hunt and his MUBC teammate Terry Davies were selected to race Australia's coxless pair at the 1960 Tokyo Olympics. They were eliminated in the repechage.