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Matt Aldridge
Matthew Aldridge (born 11 March 1996) is a British rower. Career Aldridge won the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2022 European Rowing Championships. In 2023, he won the Stewards' Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for the Oxford Brookes University Boat Club. Later that year, he won a World Championship gold medal in the men's coxless four, at the 2023 World Rowing Championships The 2023 World Rowing Championships were held from 3 to 10 September 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia. Medal summary Medal table Non-Olympic/Paralympic classes Men Women Pararowing References External links Official websiteWorld Rowing websi ... in Belgrade. References External links * 1996 births Living people British male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Alumni of Oxford Brookes University Rowers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing (sport)
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweep rowing. In sculling, each rower holds two oars—one in each hand, while in sweep rowing each rower holds one oar with both hands. There are several boat classes in which athletes may compete, ranging from single sculls, occupied by one person, to shells with eight rowers and a coxswain, called eights. There are a wide variety of course types and formats of racing, but most elite and championship level racing is conducted on calm water courses long with several lanes marked using buoys. Modern rowing as a competitive sport can be traced to the early 17th century when professional watermen held races (regattas) on the River Thames in London, England. Often prizes were offered by the London G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
