Oliver Wilkes (rower)

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Oliver Wilkes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born14 July 1995 (1995-07-14) (age 28)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Sport Rowing
Event(s)Fours
Club Oxford Brookes University Boat Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Belgrade Coxless four
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bled Coxless four

Oliver Wilkes (born 14 July 1995) is a British rower. [1]

Career

Wilkes came to prominence after winning the silver medal in the coxed four, at the 2017 World Rowing U23 Championships in Plovdiv. [1] Wilkes later won a gold medal at the 2023 European Rowing Championships. [2]

At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, he won a World Championship gold medal in the men's coxless four. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "GB rowers lay Paris marker with European Championship gold/". The Herald . 14 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rowing – World Championships – 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.


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