Alexander Stuart "Jock" Sturrock Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire was a noted Australian yachtsman who won over four hundred national and state championship yachting races.
Career
He represented Australia in four Olympic Games, 1948 London (Star class), 1952 Helsinki (Dragon class), 1956 Melbourne (Bronze Medal, 55 Metre Class), and 1960 Rome (55 Metre class). He was the Australian flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the Rome Olympic Games. Sturrock was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
Other tributes to him include a street named after him (Sturrock Place) in the Canberra suburb of Gordon, a court (Sturrock Court) in the Melbourne suburb of Mill Park and a bridge in Noosa, Queensland.
Achievements
Membership
Between 1972 and 1980 he was a member of the Olympic Fund Raising Committee. In 1975 he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) for services to yachting.