Chris Stevens (rower)

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Chris Stevens
Personal information
Full nameChristopher W Stevens
NationalityAustralian
Born (1946-02-12) 12 February 1946 (age 77)
Education Shore
Sport
Sport Rowing
ClubColleagues Rowing Club
Sydney Rowing Club
Achievements and titles
National finals King's Cup 1966-67,70.

Chris Stevens (born 12 February 1946) is an Australian former national representative rower. He was three times a national champion in sweep-oared boats and once as a sculler. He competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Club and state rowing

Stevens' attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School where he learned to row. His senior club rowing was initially from the Colleagues Rowing Club, a new Sydney club of the time. His later club rowing was from the Sydney Rowing Club. [2]

In 1966, 1967 and 1970 he was seated in New South Wales state eights which contested the Kings Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. [3] The 1967 New South Wales crew was victorious. [4]

At the 1966 Australian Rowing Championships in a composite SRC/SUBC crew Stevens, Alf Duval, John Ranch, Peter Dickson, and cox Brian Thomas won the Australian coxed four title. [5] In 1970 with Haberfield's Dick Reddel he won the national championship title in a double scull. [6] At the 1972 Australian Rowing Championships Stevens was in the three two seat of a composite Drummoyne/Sydney/Haberfield four which took the men's coxed four national title, qualifying all crew members for the Australian Olympic squad, although ultimately Stevens would row in the coxed pair in Munich. [7]

International representative rowing

In 1966 he was selected at three in the Australian coxed four which competed at the 1966 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Yugoslavia. [8]

In 1967 a limited Australian squad was selected to race at the European Rowing Championships. Stevens was selected at three in the Australian eight. [2] The crew suffered greatly from equipment problems and boat delivery hold-ups and failures. Nonetheless they managed an overall sixth place finish. [9]

In 1972 Stevens was in the bow seat of the Australian coxless pair which raced at the Munich Olympics. Rowing with Kim Mackney, the pair was eliminated in the repechage. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Stevens Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 Stevens Profile at Austn Rowing History
  3. ↑ "1966 King's Cup". Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "1967 King's Cup". Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  5. ↑ 1966 Australian Championships
  6. ↑ 1970 Australian Championships
  7. ↑ 1972 Australian Championships
  8. ↑ "1966 World Championships". Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  9. ↑ 1967 European C'ships at Austn Rowing History
  10. ↑ "1972 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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