Robert Lee (rowing)

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Robert Lee
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1954-06-16)June 16, 1954
Died24 June 2018(2018-06-24) (aged 64)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club Leander Club
Quintin BC

Robert Lee (1952-2018) was a British coxswain who competed for Great Britain. [1]

Rowing career

Lee started his rowing career at St George's College, Weybridge and in 1973 coxed the Leander boat when they won the Head of the River Race. He was part of the Quintin eight that won the 1973 British Rowing Championships. [2]

At the Henley Royal Regatta he was the cox of Leander when they won the Britannia Challenge Cup in 1975. [2] He was part of the eight that reached the final and finished fifth at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. [3] The following year he once again coxed the British crew at the 1978 World Rowing Championships finishing seventh.

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References

  1. "Robert Lee". World Rowing. Retrieved 2 October 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. 1 2 "Remembering Our Members" (PDF). Leander Club. Retrieved 2 October 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. Railton, Jim (29 August 1977). "Rowing". The Times. p. 11 via Times Digital Archives.