Anthony Charles D. Wiggin (born 8 January 1950) 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 di ...

who competed in the

1980 Summer 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 ...

Rowing career

Wiggin was part of the quad scull that finished 7th overall after winning the B final 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 1978 Wiggin and his partner

Malcolm Carmichael Malcolm James Carmichael (born 8 September 1955) is a British rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Carmichael was part of the quad scull that finished 7th overall after winning the B final at the 1977 World Rowing Champ ...

won the coxless pairs at the

1978 British Rowing Championships The 1978 National Rowing Championships was the seventh edition of the National Championships, held from 14–16 July 1978 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. There was a record entry of 428 crews. Senior Meda ...

. Two years later the pair won the bronze medal in the coxless pairs event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.

References

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