Jake Offiler is a

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born

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who, as part of the

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team, won

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in the

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. He is also a member of Globe RC. Earlier in the 2017-18 season he was part of the Great Britain team that attended the

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in Gravelines, France. There he won a gold medal in the double sculls, making him and his partner Great Britain's first Junior European Champions.

References

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