Sam Waley (born 31 March 1983) is a Tasmanian-born Australian former representative lightweight rower. He won a bronze medal at the

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Club and state rowing

Samuel Waley was educated at the Friends' School in Hobart where he was introduced to rowing. He rowed in that school's first VIII in 2001 with his future Australian lightweight crew-mate Kaspar Hebblewhite. His senior club rowing was from the Lindisfarne Rowing Club in Hobart. In 2002 he held a scholarship with the Tasmanian Institute of Sport. He made state selection for Tasmania in the six seat of the 2001 youth eight contesting the Noel Wilkinson Trophy at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. He rowed in three consecutive Tasmanian youth eights from 2001 to 2003. In 2005 he was selected in the Tasmanian's senior men's eight contesting the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta.2005 Interstate Regatta
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International representative rowing

Waley made his Australian representative debut while still in his second-last year of high school in 2000 in an all Tasmanian men's junior quad scull which competed at the 2000

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in Zagreb. That quad finished in overall sixteenth place. In 2001 he joined his Hebblewhite in another all-Tasmanian junior coxless four which competed at the 2001

in Duisburg and rowed to a seventh placing.Waley at World Rowing
/ref> In 2003 he was selected to an U23 lightweight quad scull which raced to a seventh place at the World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne before contesting the 2003 World Rowing U23 Championships in Belgrade where they placed fourth. In 2004 Waley stepped up to the Australian senior lightweight squad and into the lightweight eight which was crewed by five Tasmanian rowers. They rowed to a bronze medal at the

in Banyoles, Spain.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waley, Samuel 1983 births Living people Australian male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Australia