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Nigel Read

Nigel Read is a retired lightweight rower who competed for Great Britain.

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Nigel Read
Sport
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Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Amsterdam Lwt eight
Gold medal – first place 1978 Copenhagen Lwt eight
Gold medal – first place 1980 Hazewinkel Lwt eight
Silver medal – second place 1976 Villach Lwt eight
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Nottingham Lwt eight

Nigel Read is a retired lightweight rower who competed for Great Britain.

Rowing career

Read was part of the lightweight eight that secured a bronze medal at the 1975 World Rowing Championships.1 The following year he was part of the lightweight eight that secured a silver medal at the 1976 World Rowing Championships in Villach, Austria.2 He won a gold medal at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam with the lightweight men's eight.34 The following year he was part of the lightweight eight that successfully defended their title and won the gold medal at the 1978 FISA Lightweight Championships in Copenhagen.5 He regained the title and gold medal at the World Championships in Hazewinkel, August 1980

References

References

  1. Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 – via Times Digital Archives.
  2. Railton, Jim (12 August 1976). "Shock therapy for lightweight eight". The Times. p. 6 – via Times Digital Archives.
  3. "Nigel Read". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. Railton, Jim (29 August 1977). "Rowing". The Times. p. 11 – via Times Digital Archives.
  5. Railton, Jim (7 August 1978). "Rowing". The Times. p. 6 – via Times Digital Archives.