Christopher Bates is a former British lightweight rower.
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Rowing career edit
Bates was three times world champion; twice with the lightweight men's four (in 1991 in Vienna and in 1992 in Montreal) and once with the lightweight men's eight (in 1994 in Indianapolis).[1] He represented England and won a gold medal in the lightweight coxless four, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3]
He was part of the coxless pairs crew, with Peter Haining, that won the national title rowing for Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association, at the 1988 National Rowing Championships.[4]
His daughter Laura, is also a very accomplished rower who has recently joined London Rowing Club.
References edit
- ^ "Christopher Bates". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1988, p. 35". Times Digital Archives.
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