Sam Nunn (rower)

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Sam Nunn
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Nunn 2022 in Munich
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 26)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Sport Rowing
Event(s)Fours/Eights
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 2022 Racize Coxless four
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Munich Coxless four

Sam Nunn (born 12 September 1996) is a British rower. [1]

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Career

In 2021, Nunn won the Grand Challenge Cup (the blue riband event at the Henley Royal Regatta) rowing for the Oxford Brookes University Boat Club. [2]

He became a world champion after winning the coxless four at the 2022 World Rowing Championships. He had earlier won the gold medal win in the same boat class at the 2022 European Rowing Championships. [3]

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References

  1. "Profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. "Results 2021". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. "British rowing bounces back with four golds in European Championships". The Guardian . 13 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.