Julius Beresford
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Rowing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Stockholm 1912 | Coxed Fours | |
Julius Beresford, also known as "Berry" or "The Old Berry" was a British rower and coach. He won silver at the 1912 Summer Olympics in the coxed four. At Henley Royal Regatta, he won the Stewards Challenge Cup in 1909 and 1911, and the Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup in 1911.
He was the father of Jack Beresford, who won medals at five successive Olympics.
As a coach at Thames Rowing Club, his greatest successes came in 1927 when Thames won four events at Henley Royal Regatta and in 1928 when the club repeated the feat.
Despite holding similar views on techniques, Beresford clashed with Steve Fairbairn and a dispute between the two was an underlying cause of Fairbairn's move from Thames to London Rowing Club.
He was a Polish emigre and changed his surname from "Wiszniewski". Outside rowing, he was a partner in a furniture making business, Beresford & Hicks.
