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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1997 Lochwinnoch, Scotland | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||
| Club | Castle Semple RC Edinburgh University BC | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gavin Horsburgh (born 26 August 1997) is a Scottish and British rower. [1]
Horsburgh from Lochwinnoch, Scotland, [2] won a gold medal at the 2015 World Rowing Junior Championships in Rio de Janeiro and in the quadruple sculls at the World Rowing U23 Championships. [3] He won a silver medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, as part of the lightweight quadruple sculls with Edward Fisher, Zak Lee-Green and Peter Chambers. [4] He won a double sculls and quad sculls bronze at the 2018 British Rowing Senior Championships in Nottingham. [5]
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