Christopher Mark Drury (born 22 June 1952) is a retired British international lightweight rower.

Rowing career

Drury participated in the

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, competing in the lightweight coxless four event. The crew selected from the

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finished in seventh place overall after winning the B final. In 1975 as part of the lightweight four with Graeme Hall,

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and

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they won a silver medal for Great Britain at the

1975 World Rowing Championships The 1975 World Rowing Championships was the fifth World Rowing Championships. It was held from 21 to 30 August at Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottingham, England. Medal summary Medalists at the 1975 World Rowing Champions ...

in Nottingham. He was part of the lightweight eight that secured a silver medal at the 1976 World Rowing Championships in

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, Austria. He won a gold medal 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 ...

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with the lightweight men's

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. The following year he was part of the lightweight eight that successfully defended their title and won the gold medal at the

1978 FISA Lightweight Championships The 1978 FISA Lightweight Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 3 to 6 August 1978. In the history of the World Rowing Championships, 1978 was the only year when the lightweight rowing championships were not held in conjunction wit ...

in Copenhagen.

References

1952 births Living people British male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain {{England-rowing-bio-stub