Allan Whitwell

Allan Whitwell (born 5 May 1954) is a male former rower who competed for Great Britain and England.

Allan Whitwell
Personal information
Born (1954-05-05) 5 May 1954[1]
York, Yorkshire, England[1]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
ClubBecket School Boat Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Eight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Nottingham Ltw double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Copenhagen Ltw double sculls
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh double sculls

Rowing career

Whitwell was born in 1954 in York, Yorkshire.[1] He was a member of the silver medal-winning British men's eight at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.[2] He competed in three Olympic Games in total, appearing in the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics in addition to his medal winning 1980 Games.

In 1977 he was part of the eight that reached the final and finished 5th, at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.[3] In 1986, he was in the World Championship winning in the lightweight double sculls with Carl Smith.[4] He came third teamed with Smith in the 1987 World Rowing Championships in the same boat class.[5] He represented England and won a bronze medal in the double sculls, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6][7]

Personal life

He is currently running an international sculling camp for scullers of any level from novice to international. He also teaches at a school for children with special needs.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allan Whitwell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Great Britain Rowing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. Railton, Jim (29 August 1977). "Rowing". The Times. p. 11 – via Times Digital Archives.
  4. "(LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. "Rudern – Leichtgewichte – Weltmeisterschaften: Doppelzweier – Herren" (in German). Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  6. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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