John Roberts (born 22 December 1953) is a retired British
rower who competed at 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 ...
.
Roberts was part of the coxless pair with
Jim Clark
James Clark Jr. OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. A versatile driver, he competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the Indianapol ...
that won a silver 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 ...
in Amsterdam. At the 1980 Olympic Games he was selected by Great Britain to row in the
men's coxed four, the crew finished in seventh place.
References
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1953 births
Living people
British male rowers
Olympic rowers for Great Britain
Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)
World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain
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