Chris Bartley (rower)

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Chris Bartley
Rowing GBR 2012 Olympics.jpg
British lightweight coxless four (including Chris Bartley at Stroke) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Roger Bartley (a.k.a C-Bart)
Nationality British
Born (1984-02-02) 2 February 1984 (age 39)
Wrexham, Wales
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportMen's rowing
EventLightweight Coxless four
Club Leander Club
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London LM4-
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Karapiro LM4-
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Munich LM4x
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Lake Bled LM4-
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Chungju LM4−
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Amsterdam LM4−
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Belgrade LM4−
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Brandenburg LM4−
U23 World Rowing Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Amsterdam BLM4x

Christopher Roger Bartley (born 2 February 1984) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Personal life

Bartley was educated at The King's School, Chester, where he was schoolmates with fellow Olympian Tom James, [2] and studied biology at the University of Nottingham. [3]

Rowing career

Bartley was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless four with Richard Chambers, Paul Mattick and Rob Williams. [4] He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games as part of the men's lightweight four, with Peter Chambers, Rob Williams and Richard Chambers.

He competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless four with Adam Freeman-Pask, Will Fletcher and Jono Clegg. [5] The following year he competed at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless four with Mark Aldred, Peter Chambers and Richard Chambers. [6]

In 2016 he was selected for the British Olympic team and competed in the men's lightweight coxless four event with Jono Clegg, Mark Aldred and Peter Chambers, finishing in seventh place. [7]

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References

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  2. "2012 Olympics: Former King's School Chester rowing partners Tom James and Chris Bartley reflect on London 2012 Olympic medal wins". Chester Chronicle . 9 August 2012.
  3. "A golden summer". Alumni Online. The University of Nottingham. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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