Chris Leach (born 10 February 1942) is a Canadian rower. He competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

and the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

. Following his Olympic career, Leach and his friend Lach MacLean attended Trent University, where the pair founded the Trent University Rowing Club in 1970. One year later, Leach with the help of Trent University biology professor David Carlisle organized the first Head of the Trent rowing regatta on 23 October 1971.

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1942 births Living people Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers from St. Catharines Trent University alumni {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub