▁to ▁the ▁final ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁fifth ▁place . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Tokyo ▁Olympics ▁that ▁year ' s ▁winning ▁Victor ian ▁King ' s ▁Cup ▁eight ▁was ▁again ▁selected ▁in ▁to to . ▁The ▁Australian ▁squad ▁took ▁a ▁new ▁Town s ▁eight ▁with ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁Olympics ▁but ▁quickly ▁saw ▁that ▁its ▁design ▁and ▁technology ▁was ▁way ▁behind ▁the ▁European ▁built ▁Don or at ico ▁and ▁St ampf li ▁shell s ▁being ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁nations . ▁They ▁rac ed ▁in ▁a ▁borrow ed ▁Don or at ico ▁eight ▁for ▁the ▁B ▁final ▁with ▁Gu est ▁in ▁the ▁five ▁seat ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁overall ▁e ighth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Olympic ▁reg atta . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁selection ▁criteria ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁World ▁Row ing ▁Championships ▁held ▁at ▁B led ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁The ▁Victor ian ▁King ' s ▁Cup ▁crew ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁were ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁Australian ▁eight ▁and ▁with ▁Gu est ▁again ▁se ated ▁at ▁five ▁they ▁row ed ▁to ▁a ▁t enth ▁placing ▁in ▁B led . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁national ▁co x less ▁pair ▁champions ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Gu est ▁and ▁Ram age ▁were ▁selected ▁as ▁Australia ' s ▁pair ▁entr ants ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁and ▁Gu est ▁was ▁named ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁row ing ▁squad . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁semi - final , ▁when ▁leading ▁the ▁field ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁from