Carl Smith (1962 – 1 January 2010) was a male British lightweight rower.

Rowing career

Smith was a four times World Champion winning a

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in 1986, 1991 at the

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with the lightweight men's four, 1992 and 1994. He represented

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and won two

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s in the single scull and doubles scull with

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, at the

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Personal life

He went to school at West Bridgford Comprehensive School. He died in 2010 in a car accident.

References

1962 births 2010 deaths British male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Rowers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games People educated at West Bridgford School Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games {{England-rowing-bio-stub