1972 British Rowing Championships

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1972 British Rowing Championships
Venue National Water Sports Centre
Location Holme Pierrepont (Nottingham)
Dates22–23 July 1972
1973  

The 1972 National Rowing Championships was the first edition of the National Championships, held from 22 to 23 July 1972 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. [1] These inaugural Championships were held at the newly opened National Watersports Centre in Nottingham. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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The Wallingford pair of Tony Norris and Doug Richardson won the junior pair and finished second behind Mike Hart and David Maxwell in the senior pair. Hart & Maxwell would compete at the Olympics shortly afterwards. [6]

Senior

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Victor Ludorum Tideway Scullers School Leander London University
Men 1x Poplar Blackwall and District
Kenny Dwan
Cambridge University
Chris Baillieu
Newcastle University
Mark Hayter
Men 2+ Cambridge University / Tideway Scullers School
Mike Hart, David Maxwell, Alan Inns (cox)
Wallingford
Tony Norris, Doug Richardson
Furnivall SC
Men 2x Tideway Scullers School / Leander
Patrick Delafield & Tim Crooks
Durham
Geoff Potts & Tom Bishop
Quintin
Brian Fentiman
Men 2- Vesta / Argosies
Matthew Cooper & Jeremiah McCarthy
St Ives *

& Tideway Scullers School / London*
Not awarded
Men 4- Thames Tradesmen's
Bill Mason, Jim Clark, Lenny Robertson, Frederick Smallbone
Marlow
Kingston
Men 4+ Tideway Scullers School / Leander
Christopher Pierce, Alan Almand, Hugh Matheson, Dick Findlay, Patrick Sweeney (cox)
Wallingford
Nottingham & Union
Men 8+ Tideway Scullers School / Leander
George Proffitt, Eddie Wells, Martin Spencer, Rooney Massara, David Gramolt, Nick Hornsby, Christopher Rodrigues, Graeme Hall, Alan Inns (cox)
London University
Leander
Women 1xJessamy Scullers
Margaret Gladden
Jessamy Scullers
Christine Davies

Durham
Diana Preston
Women 2xJessamy Scullers
Margaret Gladden & Christine Davies
United Universities / Durham
Jean Rankine & Diana Preston
Women 4+ St George's Ladies
Janis Long, Ann Shackell, Margaret Goodsman, Beryl Martin, Di Ellis (cox)
Civil Service A
Civil Service B
Maggie Lambourn
* equal second

Junior

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men 1x Bedford
Tony Ward
Wallingford
A. Cusack
Pangbourne College
Graham Innes
Men 2- Radley College
J.R. Simpson, David Searle
Becket School
Hampton School / Bedford Modern School
Men 2x Henley / Weybridge
N.J.Gorvin, M.J.Webb
Eton College
Shrewsbury School
Men 2+ Wallingford
Tony Norris, Doug Richardson
Durham Crowland
Men 4- Radley College King's School Chester Shrewsbury School
Men 4+University College School Hampton School Durham School
Men 8 Eton College Emanuel School
Men J16 1x Westminster School
A. Hudson
Molesey
J. Knight
Shrewsbury School
J.A. Hanna
Men J16 2- City Orient
Men J16 4+Wallingford Schools
Women 4+ George Watson's College

Key

Symbolmeaning
1, 2, 4, 8crew size
+ coxed
-coxless
x sculls
14Under-14
15Under-15
16Under-16
JJunior

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