Thomas J A Bishop (born 8 April 1947) is a British rower who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 8 April 1947 Portsmouth |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Durham University BC Durham ARC |
Rowing career edit
Bishop won a silver medal rowing for the Durham Amateur Rowing Club in the men's double sculls with Geoff Potts at the 1972 British Rowing Championships.[2] As a student, he also competed for Durham University Boat Club and was the second former member of the club to be selected to represent Great Britain.[3][4]
He was selected by Great Britain as part of the quad sculls at the 1975 World Rowing Championships, the quad finished in sixth place in the A final.[5] At the 1976 Olympic Games he rowed as part of the men's quadruple sculls with Andrew Justice, Mark Hayter and Allan Whitwell, the crew finished in ninth place.[6]
Personal life edit
He married fellow international rower Diana Bishop.[6]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Bishop Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ ""Rowing." Times, 22 July 1972, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Boats". Palatinate. No. 241. 29 January 1970. p. 8. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Rowing: Special centenary events". The Times. 9 February 1977. p. 10.
- ^ Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 – via Times Digital Archives.
- ^ a b "Tom Bishop". Olympedia.
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