Matthew Parish (rower)

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Matthew Parish
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1971-11-30) 30 November 1971 (age 52)
London, England
Sport
Sport Rowing

Matthew Parish (born 30 November 1971) is a British rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matthew Parish Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2018.