Peter Alexander Greaney (born 1975) is a former University Boat Race
cox.
Profile
Whilst in education at
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is a day and boarding independent school for boys in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The twentieth oldest independent British school, it celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2006. The school was described as "highly ...
he gained colours for the
Abingdon School Boat Club
Abingdon School Boat Club is the rowing club for Abingdon School. The club has a strong tradition of providing rowers for the Oxford University Boat Club, Cambridge University Boat Club and international teams.
History
The boat club has a lon ...
and became a Great Britain Junior International in 1993. After leaving Abingdon in 1994 he attended
St Edmund Hall, Oxford at the
University of Oxford studying
Metallurgy
Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys.
Metallurgy encompasses both the sc ...
and joined the
St Edmund Hall Boat Club
St Edmund Hall Boat Club (commonly abbreviated to SEHBC) is a rowing club for members of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. It is based in its own boathouse on the Isis.
History
The early days
According to one of the many blades in the boathouse, SEHB ...
. He is currently Assistant Professor of Materials Science at the Department of Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at
Oregon State University.
Rowing
In
1997
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he was selected as the cox for the Oxford dark blue boat at the world renowned
Boat Race but finished on the losing side. A second appearance as cox in 1998 ensued but Oxford once again lost.
See also
*
List of Old Abingdonians
Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School or, in some cases, Honorary Old Abingdonians who have been awarded the status based on service to the School. The Old Abingdonians also run the Old Abingdonian Club (OA club) which is an organ ...
References
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1975 births
Living people
People educated at Abingdon School
British male rowers
English male rowers