Barclay Wade

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBarclay John•Wade
Used nameBarclay•Wade
Born5 April 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales (AUS)
Died26 December 2021
Measurements180 cm / 83 kg
Affiliations?, New South Wales, (AUS) / Mosman Rowing Club, Mosman (AUS)
NOC Australia

Biography

Barclay Wade rowed double sculls alongside Gary Pearce at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He grew up in Clifton Gardens, New South Wales, attended Shore School in North Sydney, and won the GPS Head of the River three times. In 1962 and 1963 he was Australian single sculls champion. He later became a coach with the Mosman Rowing Club.

Wade spent much of his life volunteering, including 22 years for Lifeline, with four years vice-president for the Northern Beaches Lifeline, and six years with Camp Quality. In the lead-up to Sydney 2000 he was a planning volunteer and an official guide to the venues. Wade was an avid yachtsman in later life and fittingly passed on the day of the start of the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Rowing AUS Barclay Wade
Double Sculls, Men (Olympic) Gary Pearce 13

Special Notes