Barney Guillermo Williams (born March 13, 1977) is a

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rower 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 ...

who won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in

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and a silver in the same event at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. He also has two wins and a second in the four in Rowing World Cup events. On April 18, 2021
Barney resigned from his position as head coach of the University of Victoria's women's varsity rowing program
in mutual agreement with the athletic department. After several reports of demeaning and aggressive behaviour towards student athletes, Rowing Canada ruled he violated their code of conduct as well as the National Coaching Certification Program code of ethics. He was sanctioned with a 12-month ban from all Rowing Canada activities on April 20, 2021.

Biographical details

Born in the

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city of

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, Williams was educated at

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, the

University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary instit ...

and then at Jesus College,

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

where he was President of the

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. He studied at the

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from 2004 to 2006, completing a Diploma in Legal Studies and an MSc in Management Research. He rowed in the winning

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in the 2005 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race and was the president of the victorious Oxford crew in the 2006 Boat Race. He is married to the Canadian rower

Buffy-Lynne Williams Buffy-Lynne Williams (formerly Buffy Alexander; born March 27, 1977) is a Canadian rower. She was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. The daughter of former National Hockey League player Claire Alexander, she began rowing at age 17. She won a br ...

, who won bronze in the women's eight at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia, and placed fourth in the women's pair at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece.

Achievements

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Medals: 1 Silver *

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Medals: 1 Gold *

Boat Race Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other wate ...

Appearances: 2 (2 wins)

Olympic Games

* 2004 – Silver, Coxless Four (with

Jake Wetzel Jacob Wetzel (born December 26, 1976) is a Canadian rower. He has represented both Canada and the United States at the World Championships and the Olympics. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. College years As a te ...

, Thomas Herschmiller, Cameron Baerg)

World Championships

* 2003 – Gold, Coxless Four (with Jake Wetzel, Thomas Herschmiller, Cameron Baerg)

References

External links

Oxford Boat Club crews

Profile on WorldRowing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Barney 1977 births Living people People from Neuquén Province Argentine emigrants to Canada Canadian male rowers Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic rowers of Canada Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from British Columbia Upper Canada College alumni Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Oxford University Boat Club rowers Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics