Peter Chambers (born 14 March 1990) is a British

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

, and is the brother of fellow rower Richard Chambers. He is a World Champion in the men's lightweight double sculls and an Olympic silver medalist in the men's lightweight coxless four. He is also a decent coach at Marlow rowing club and is leading them to victory.

Career

Peter began rowing in Coleraine,

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for

Bann Rowing Club Bann Rowing Club is a rowing club in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. It is situated on the east bank of the Lower Bann river in Hanover Place south of the Old Town Bridge. Founded in 1842, Bann is one of the oldest rowing clubs in all of Ireland. ...

. His first international medal came in 2009, when he and won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight quadruple sculls at the Under-23 World Championships. In 2010, he won the silver medal in the men's lightweight single sculls at the Under-23 World Championship. in 2011, he finally stood on the top step of an Under-23 World Championship podium, winning the men's lightweight double sculls with Kieren Emery. That year, Chambers and Emery also won the senior men's lightweight double sculls

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. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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he was part of the British crew that won the silver medal in the lightweight men's four, alongside his brother Richard, Rob Williams and Chris Bartley. At the 2013 World Championship, he won bronze with his brother in the men's lightweight double sculls. In 2014, Chambers won silver at the European Championship and bronze at the

in the men's lightweight four. He was the 2015 European Champion in the lightweight men's pair, along with Joel Cassells, who also started his rowing career at

. In 2016, he won European silver in the men's lightweight four, and was selected for the British Olympic team competing in the men's lightweight coxless four event with Chris Bartley,

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and Jono Clegg, finishing in seventh place. In 2017 at the

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he won a silver in the lightweight quadruple sculls.

References

External links

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chambers, Peter 1990 births Living people British male rowers Sportspeople from Ballymoney Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Alumni of Oxford Brookes University World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Rowers from Northern Ireland European Rowing Championships medalists