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Alan Sinclair (rower)
Alan Sinclair (born 16 October 1985) is a retired British international rower. Rowing career Sinclair is a member of the Leander Club. He was a member of the Scotland Team at the 2010 Commonwealth Rowing Championships, in Welland, Canada. He competed at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam, where he won a silver medal as part of the coxed pair with Scott Durant and Henry Fieldman. The following year he competed in the 2015 European Rowing Championships in Poznań winning a gold medal. He was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where he won a bronze medal as part of the coxless four with Scott Durant, Tom Ransley and Stewart Innes. He also competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing fourth in the Final. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as part of the eight with James Rudkin, To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverness
Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Historically it served as the county town of the county of Inverness-shire. Inverness lies near two important battle sites: the 11th-century battle of Blàr nam Fèinne against Norway which took place on the Aird, and the 18th century Battle of Culloden which took place on Culloden Moor. It is the northernmost city in the United Kingdom and lies within the Great Glen (Gleann Mòr) at its northeastern extremity where the River Ness enters the Beauly Firth. At the latest, a settlement was established by the 6th century with the first royal charter being granted by Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim (King David I) in the 12th century. Inverness and Inverness-shire are closely linked to various influential clans, including Clan Mackintosh, Clan Fraser and Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Fieldman
Henry Fieldman (born 25 November 1988) is a British rowing coxswain. He has been twice a world champion. Rowing career Fieldman competed at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam, where he won a silver medal steering the coxed pair of Alan Sinclair and Scott Durant. The following year he was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where he won a gold medal in the coxed pair with Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell and Matthew Tarrant. In 2016 he coxed Oliver Cook and Callum McBrierty to another gold medal at the 2016 World Rowing Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in the stern of the British eight with James Rudkin, Alan Sinclair, Tom Ransley, Thomas George, Moe Sbihi, Oliver Wynne-Griffith, Tarrant and Will Satch. The following year he won another bronze medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Tarrant
Matthew T Tarrant (born 11 July 1990) is a British rower. Rowing career Tarrant won a gold medal in the eight at the 2014 World Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam. He was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where he won a gold medal as part of the coxed pair with Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell and Henry Fieldman. He won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, as part of the coxless four. He then won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as part of the eight with James Rudkin, Alan Sinclair, Tom Ransley, Thomas George, Moe Sbihi, Oliver Wynne-Griffith, Will Satch and Fieldman. He won another bronze medal the following year at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Wynne-Griffith
Oliver Henry Wynne-Griffith (born 29 May 1994) is a British rower. Rowing career Wynne-Griffith won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as part of the eight with James Rudkin, Alan Sinclair, Tom Ransley, Thomas George, Moe Sbihi, Matthew Tarrant, Will Satch and Henry Fieldman. The following year he won another bronze medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria as part of the eight with George, Rudkin, Josh Bugajski, Sbihi, Jacob Dawson, Tarrant Thomas Ford and Fieldman. He won a silver medal in the eight at the 2019 European Rowing Championships. In 2021, he won a European gold medal in the eight in Varese, Italy. He switched to the coxless pair, where he teamed up with Tom George and in 2022, won a bronze medal and a silver medal, at the 2022 World and European Championships respectively. The following year in 2023, he repeated the silver success at the 2023 European Rowing Championships and then followed thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moe Sbihi
Mohamed Karim Sbihi (born 27 March 1988) is a British rower. He is a three-time Olympian and Olympic medal winner. He won a gold medal in the coxless four at 2016 Rio Olympics, and at the 2012 London Olympics he was in the British crew that won the bronze medal in the men's eight. He returned to the eight for the 2020 Tokyo games, again winning bronze. Early life Sbihi was born in Kingston upon Thames to a British mother and a Moroccan father. He attended Hollyfield Secondary School in Surbiton, before studying Sport Science with Health, Nutrition & Exercise at St. Mary's University College, Twickenham on a sports scholarship from 2006 to 2010. Before he joined the rowing team he played both association football and basketball. At the age of 15, he was identified as a potentially successful oarsman by a talent-spotting programme and joined the GB Rowing World Class Start programme. Sbihi finished first in the junior men J15 category at the 2003 Great Britain Indoor Rowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas George (rower)
Thomas James Edric George (born 22 September 1994) is a British Rowing (sport), rower. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as part of the eight with James Rudkin, Alan Sinclair (rower), Alan Sinclair, Tom Ransley, Moe Sbihi, Oliver Wynne-Griffith, Matthew Tarrant, Will Satch and Henry Fieldman. He won a silver medal in the eight (rowing), eight at the 2019 European Rowing Championships. He won another bronze medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria as part of the eight with Rudkin, Josh Bugajski, Sbihi, Jacob Dawson (rower), Jacob Dawson, Wynne-Griffith, Tarrant, Thomas Ford (rower), Thomas Ford and Fieldman. In 2021, he won a European gold medal in the eight in Varese, Italy. References External links *Thomas George at British Rowing {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Thomas Living people 1994 births British male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rudkin
James Rudkin (born 7 July 1994) is a British rower. Rudkin attended Stowe School. He won a silver medal in the eight at the 2019 European Rowing Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as part of the eight with Alan Sinclair, Tom Ransley, Thomas George, Moe Sbihi, Oliver Wynne-Griffith, Matthew Tarrant, Will Satch and Henry Fieldman. He won another bronze medal the following year at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria as part of the eight with George, Josh Bugajski, Sbihi, Jacob Dawson, Wynne-Griffith, Tarrant, Thomas Ford and Fieldman. In 2021, he won a European gold medal in the eight in Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ..., Italy. References External links *James Rudk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the cultural capital of Bulgaria and was the European Capital of Culture in 2019. It is an important economic, transport, cultural, and educational center. Plovdiv joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. Plovdiv is situated in a fertile region of south-central Bulgaria on the two banks of the Maritsa River. The city has historically developed on seven syenite hills, some of which are high. Because of these hills, Plovdiv is often referred to in Bulgaria as "The City of the Seven Hills". There is evidence of habitation in the area dating back to the 6th millennium BCE, when the first Neolithic settlements were established. The city was subsequently a local Thracians, Thracian settlement, later being conquered and ruled also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. 11,238 athletes from 207 nations took part in the 2016 Games, including first-time entrants Kosovo at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kosovo, South Sudan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, South Sudan, and the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Refugee Olympic Team. With 306 sets of medals, the Games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009. These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city and at five separate venues in the Brazilian cities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Coxless Pair
The men's coxless pair competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held from 6 to 11 August at the Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas. The medals for the competition were presented by Barry Maister, New Zealand, member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Jean-Christophe Rolland, France, President of the International Rowing Federation. Results Heats First three of each heat qualify to the semifinals, remainder goes to the repechage. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Many of the competitors criticised that the regatta was not called off due to the challenging conditions. Miloš Vasić and Nenad Beđik capsized and did not get back into the boat, but the International Rowing Federation (FISA) ruled that despite their DNF they could compete in the repechage Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Innes
Stewart Innes (born 20 May 1991) is a retired British rower. Career Innes took up rowing as a pupil at St Edward's School, Oxford and later competed for Durham University as an undergraduate, and for Reading University as a postgraduate. He was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where he won a bronze medal as part of the coxless four with Scott Durant, Alan Sinclair and Tom Ransley. He competed in the men's coxless pair event, with Alan Sinclair, at the 2016 Summer Olympics. After finishing 3rd at the 2019 GB Rowing Team Trials, Innes had been set to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo but following the postponement of the games, he announced his retirement from international rowing in October 2020. Personal life His father Duncan Innes rowed and won a gold medal at the 1977 World Rowing Championships The 1977 World Rowing Championships was the 6th World Rowing Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Ransley
Thomas Matthew Ransley (born 6 September 1985) is a retired British Rowing (sport), rower. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he was part of the British crew that won the gold medal in the Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's eight, eight, was twice a World Champion and in 2015 was the European Champion in the men's coxless four. Early life Ransley attended Dulwich Preparatory School in Cranbrook, Kent. Following this, he went to The King's School, Canterbury and then went into higher education at the University of York and the University of Cambridge. Rowing career and achievements Ransley was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where he won a silver medal as part of the eight with Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell, Cameron Nichol, James Foad, Alex Partridge, Moe Sbihi, Greg Searle, Daniel Ritchie and Phelan Hill. Ransley competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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