Rob Williams (rower, born 1985)

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Rob Williams
Robert Williams (GBR) London 2012.jpg
Rob Williams at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1985-01-21) 21 January 1985 (age 38)
Taplow
Sport
Club London Rowing Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London LM4-
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Karapiro LM4-
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Munich LM4x
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Lake Bled LM4-

Rob Williams (born 21 January 1985, in Taplow) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Rowing career

Williams was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless four with Richard Chambers, Chris Bartley and Paul Mattick. [1]

He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games as part of the men's lightweight four. [2]

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References

  1. "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. "Rob Williams Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2015.