Name Alf Duval | Role Olympic athlete | |
Born 1 July 1941 ( 1941-07 ) Sydney, Australia | ||
Alfred "Alf" W. Duval (born 1 July 1941) is an Australian rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Sydney and attended St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill.
Rowing career
Following school he took up rowing at the senior level with the Sydney Rowing Club. For eight consecutive years from 1962 to 1969 he was seated in the New South Wales state VIII which contested the Kings Cup at the Australian Rowing Championships. He stroked the crew in the last two of those years and in 1965 and 1967 the New South Wales crew was victorious.
In 1964 he was in the bow seat of the Australian boat which finished tenth in the coxed fours event. In 1966 he was selected at three in the Australian coxed four which competed at the World Championships in Bled, Yugoslavia.
Four years later in 1968 he stroked the Australian boat to a silver medal in the eights competition at the Mexico Olympics.
In later life he has turned to coaching and currently is the foundation and sole coach of the Varsity College Rowing Program on the Gold coast.