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

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rower 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. 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 San Martín de los Andes, Williams was educated at

Upper Canada College Upper Canada College (UCC) is an elite, Single-sex education, all-boys, private school in Toronto, Ontario, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The college is widely described as the country's most prestigious University-prep ...

, 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 insti ...

and then at Jesus College,

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in contin ...

where he was President of the

Oxford University Boat Club Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) is the rowing club for male, heavyweight oarsman of the University of Oxford, England, located on the River Thames at Oxford. The club was founded in the early 19th century. The Boat Race The club races agai ...

. He studied at the

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

, 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 Appearances: 2 (2 wins)

Olympic Games

* 2004 – Silver, Coxless Four (with Jake Wetzel,

Thomas Herschmiller Thomas Herschmiller (born April 6, 1978 in Comox, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower. He graduated from Brentwood College School in 1996. He won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in Milan, Italy and a silver in the same event at the ...

Cameron Baerg Cameron "Cam" Baerg (born October 17, 1972 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian rower. Rowing career He began rowing in 1987. He won a gold medal at the men's four event at the 2003 World Championships in Milan, Italy and a silver at the s ...

)

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