Colin Smith (British rower)

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Colin Smith
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Eight
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Munich Coxless Pair
World Cups
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Amsterdam Eight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Linz Coxless Pair
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Lucerne Coxless Pair
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Munich Eight
World Under 23 Regatta
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Poznań Single Scull

Colin M. Smith (born 23 September 1983 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean-born British rower, Olympic silver medallist and three times an Oxford Blue. He also possesses a degree in Law.

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Education

Colin Smith was educated at the Prince Edward School, Zimbabwe and St Catherine's College, Oxford (M.'03) where he read geography. He subsequently read for an MBA at the University of Oxford Saïd Business School in 2009 and finished a Graduate Diploma in Law in 2010.

The Boat Race

Whilst at Oxford University, Smith was a member of Oxford University Boat Club and took part in The Boat Race in 2004 and 2006. He returned in 2009, as president and won a second Boat Race. In 2009, Colin along with George Bridgewater, Alex Hearne and Ante Kusurin graduated with an MBA from the Said Business School.

International Rowing Career

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cups

World Under 23 Regatta

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