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Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | 24 January 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Men's double sculls Men's quadruple sculls | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | Leander Club | |||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic finals | Rio 2016 Tokyo 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John E. Collins (born 24 January 1989) is a British rower. He competed at the Olympics in the Double Sculls event at both the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [1] [2]
Collins won a silver medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, as part of the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, Jonathan Walton, and Graeme Thomas. [3]
In 2021, he won a European bronze medal in the double sculls in Varese, Italy. [4]
In October 2021, Collins completed the 'Metro Marathon Challenge' running 305 miles while visiting 315 London Underground stations, then running the London Marathon within two weeks. [5]
Collins is a member of Leander Club having joined in 2010. In December 2021, he was announced as the new Club Captain. [6]
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