George Roberts (born 28 August 1980) is a Tasmanian born Australian former representative lightweight rower. He won a bronze medal at the

2004 World Rowing Championships The 2004 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 27 July to 1 August 2004 in conjunction with the World Junior Rowing Championships on lake Banyoles in Catalonia, Spain. Since 2004 was an Olympic year for r ...

Club and state rowing

Roberts was raised in Hobart. His senior club rowing was from the Huon Rowing Club in southern Tasmania. In 2002 he held a scholarship with the Tasmanian Institute of Sport. He made state selection for Tasmania in the three seat of the 2000 youth eight contesting the Noel Wilkinson Trophy at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. In 2003 and in 2005 he was selected in the Tasmanian's senior men's eight contesting the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta.

International representative rowing

Roberts made his Australian representative debut in 2004 straight into the senior squad in the lightweight eight which was crewed by five Tasmanian rowers. That boat rowed to bronze medal at the

in Banyoles, Spain. In 2005 he rowed the lightweight coxless pair with West Australian Ross Brown at the

2005 World Rowing Championships The 2005 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 29 August to 4 September 2005 at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course in Kaizu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The international rowing season usually ends wi ...

in Gizu. They finished in eleventh place.Roberts at World Rowing
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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, George 1980 births Living people Australian male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Australia Sportspeople from Hobart Sportsmen from Tasmania