Allan Whitwell (born 5 May 1954) is a male former

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who competed for Great Britain and

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Rowing career

Whitwell was born in 1954 in

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. He was a member of the silver medal-winning British

coxed eight An eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers, who sit i ...

at the

1980 Moscow Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. He competed in three Olympic Games in total, appearing in the

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and

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

in addition to his medal winning 1980 Games. In 1977 he was part of the eight that reached the final and finished 5th, at the

1977 World Rowing Championships The 1977 World Rowing Championships was the 6th World Rowing Championships. The championships were held from 19 to 28 August 1977 on the Bosbaan rowing lake in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Medal summary About 556 rowers from 28 countries competed ...

in Amsterdam. In 1986, he was in the

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winning in the lightweight double sculls with Carl Smith. He came third teamed with Smith in the

1987 World Rowing Championships The 1987 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 29 to 30 August 1987 in Copenhagen, Denmark while it was "outrageously windy". Medal summary Medalists at the 1987 World Rowing Championships were: Men's ...

in the same boat class. He represented

and won a bronze medal in the double sculls, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in

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Personal life

He is currently running an international sculling camp for scullers of any level from novice to international. He also teaches at a school for children with

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* * Olympic rowers for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics 1954 births Living people Sportspeople from York Olympic medalists in rowing English male rowers Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Rowers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games {{UK-rowing-bio-stub