Jeremy Edwards (rower)

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Jeremy Edwards is a retired British and Welsh rower who competed for Great Britain and Wales. [1]

Rowing career

Edwards was part of the lightweight coxless four that reached the final and finished fifth at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. [2] [3]

In 1986 he rowed for Wales at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the lightweight coxless four. [4]

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References

  1. "Jeremy Edwards". World Rowing. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. Railton, Jim (29 August 1977). "Rowing". The Times. p. 11 via Times Digital Archives.
  3. "Chiswick crew in the final but out of the medals". Acton Gazzette. 1 September 1977. p. 33 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Rowing Lightweight Coxless Four - Men Edinburgh 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2020.