Benjamin Pritchard (rower)

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Benjamin Pritchard
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sport Pararowing
Medal record
Men's pararowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris PR1 single sculls
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Račice PR1 single sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Belgrade PR1 single sculls
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Varese PR1 single sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Oberschleißheim PR1 single sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Szeged PR1 single sculls

Benjamin Pritchard is a British para-rower. [1] [2] [3] He competed at the 2022 European Championships in the men's PR1M1x event, winning the bronze medal. [4] He also competed at the 2022 World Rowing Championships in the PR1 men's single sculls event, winning the bronze medal. [5]

Pritchard competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the rowing competition, winning no medal and finishing in fifth place in the men's single sculls event. [6]

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References

  1. Dell, Chloe (18 October 2019). "Benjamin Pritchard: Para-rower goes full-time for Paralympics". BBC Sport . Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. White, Peter (4 July 2021). "Having 'hated' rowing, rower Ben Pritchard is off to the Paralympics". The National . Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. McQuarrie, Alec (21 September 2022). "Unity is strength for emotional British rowing squad after Queen's death". The Herald . Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Pritchard storms into final at the World Rowing Championships". SportsBeat . 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022 via Yahoo! Sports.
  5. "Benjamin Pritchard". British Rowing . Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. Bennett, Charlie (29 August 2021). "Swansea's Ben Pritchard reveals the reason he missed out on a Paralympic medal at Tokyo 2020". WalesOnline . Retrieved 25 September 2022.