James Medway (born 8 June 1992) is an Australian representative rower. He was twice a silver medallist at U/23 World Championships and was a reserve for the Australian 2016 Olympic rowing squad.

Varsity and state rowing

Medway was educated at

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where he took up rowing. He studied and rowed at

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and was seated in the Harvard men's senior eight in 2015. His Australian senior club rowing has been from the

UTS Haberfield Rowing Club UTS Haberfield Rowing Club in Sydney was formed as Haberfield Rowing Club in 1925. It has occupied its current site on Port Jackson's, Iron Cove at Dobroyd Point since 1926. The club had a senior and lightweight Sydney premiership & national com ...

in Sydney. Following his studies at Harvard, Medway made state selection for New South Wales in their 2016 men's eight which took second place in that year's King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta.

International representative rowing

Medway made his Australian representative debut in the coxless four at the

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in 2013. That crew rowed to a silver medal. In 2014 he was again selected in Australia's U23 squad and rowed in the men's eight at the

in Varese where he again won a silver medal.Medway at World Rowing
/ref> In 2016 Medway was in the Australian men's eight who were unsuccessful in attempting to qualify for the

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at the final FISA qualification regatta. Medway then rowed in a pair with

Joshua Hicks Joshua Hicks (born 29 April 1991) is an Australian representative rower. He is an Olympian and a two-time world champion who won gold in the coxless four at the 2017 World Rowing Championships and defended that title at Plovdiv in 2018. He comp ...

at the 2016 World Rowing Cup III in Poznan to a ninth placing. Medway was a reserve for the Australian sweep squad for

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and did not race at the Olympic regatta.Medway Rowing Australia profile
/ref> In 2019 Medway was selected in the Australian senior men's squad for the international representative season. At both European World Rowing Cups Medway rowed in the Australian eight. They finished fifth at the WRC II in Poznan with Medway seated at seven and finished sixth at the WRC III in Rotterdam where Medway rowed at bow. Medway was unavailable to race in the Australian men's eight at the

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due to injury and was replaced by the veteran

Karsten Forsterling Karsten Forsterling (born 21 January 1980) is an Australian former representative rower. He was a national champion, world champion, a dual Olympian and Olympic medal winner. He represented Australia at eight senior world rowing cham ...

for that campaign.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Medway, James Harvard Crimson rowers Australian male rowers 1992 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people)