John Roberts (rower)

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John Roberts
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1953-12-22) 22 December 1953 (age 71)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubThames Tradesmen's RC
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Amsterdam Coxless pair

John Roberts (born 22 December 1953) is a retired British rower who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] Roberts was part of the coxless pair with Jim Clark that won a silver medal at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.[2] At the 1980 Olympic Games he was selected by Great Britain to row in the men's coxed four, the crew finished in seventh place.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Roberts Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. Railton, Jim (29 August 1977). "Rowing". The Times. p. 11 – via Times Digital Archives.
  3. "John Roberts". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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