John Roberts (rower)

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John Roberts
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1953-12-22) 22 December 1953 (age 69)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club Thames Tradesmen's RC
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1977 Amsterdam Coxless pair

John Roberts (born 22 December 1953) is a retired British rower who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1] Roberts was part of the coxless pair with Jim Clark that won a silver medal at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. [2] At the 1980 Olympic Games he was selected by Great Britain to row in the men's coxed four, the crew finished in seventh place. [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Roberts Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. Railton, Jim (29 August 1977). "Rowing". The Times. p. 11 via Times Digital Archives.
  3. "John Roberts". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 September 2020.