David Drury Macklin CBE (1 September 1928 – 29 March 2015) was a British international rower.

[3] Macklin went on to row for Leander Club, winning the Grand Challenge Cup in 1952 and 1953.

[3] He was selected for Great Britain and rowed in the men's eight at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, being part of the crew who finished fourth.

[4] Macklin became the chief executive of Devon County Council.

He died on 29 March 2015, survived by his wife Janet and their four children.