Graeme Edward Thomas (born 8 November 1988) is a British rower.[1]
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| Born | 8 November 1988 Preston, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Agecroft Rowing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowing career edit
Thomas competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a bronze medal as part of the quad sculls with Sam Townsend, Charles Cousins and Peter Lambert.[2] The following year he competed at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam, where he won a silver medal as part of the quadruple sculls with Townsend, Cousins and Lambert.[3][4]
He was selected for the quadruple sculls for the 2016 Olympics, but illness forced him to withdraw shortly before racing started.[5] He won a silver medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, as part of the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, Jonathan Walton and John Collins.[6]
In 2021, he won a European bronze medal in the double sculls in Varese, Italy.[7] Then he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls (the premier event for single sculls) at the Henley Royal Regatta.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Graeme Thomas - British Rowing". Britishrowing.org. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "2014 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "M4x Results" (PDF). Worldrowing.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Thomas misses out in cruel twist of fate". British Rowing. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "2017 World Championship" (PDF). 2017 World Rowing Championships. World Rowing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Men's Double Sculls Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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