Chris Bartley (rower)

Christopher Roger Bartley (born 2 February 1984) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Chris Bartley
British lightweight coxless four (including Chris Bartley at Stroke) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Roger Bartley (a.k.a C-Bart)
NationalityBritish
Born (1984-02-02) 2 February 1984
Wrexham, Wales
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportMen's rowing
Event(s)Lightweight Coxless four
ClubLeander Club
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London LM4-
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Karapiro LM4-
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Munich LM4x
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lake Bled LM4-
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Chungju LM4−
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Amsterdam LM4−
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Belgrade LM4−
Silver medal – second place 2016 Brandenburg LM4−
U23 World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Amsterdam BLM4x

Personal life

Bartley was educated at The King's School, Chester, where he was schoolmates with fellow Olympian Tom James,[2] and studied biology at the University of Nottingham.[3]

Rowing career

Bartley was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless four with Richard Chambers, Paul Mattick and Rob Williams.[4] He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games as part of the men's lightweight four, with Peter Chambers, Rob Williams and Richard Chambers.

He competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless four with Adam Freeman-Pask, Will Fletcher and Jono Clegg.[5] The following year he competed at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless four with Mark Aldred, Peter Chambers and Richard Chambers.[6]

In 2016 he was selected for the British Olympic team and competed in the men's lightweight coxless four event with Jono Clegg, Mark Aldred and Peter Chambers, finishing in seventh place.[7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Bartley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2015. Full name: Christopher Roger Bartley
  2. "2012 Olympics: Former King's School Chester rowing partners Tom James and Chris Bartley reflect on London 2012 Olympic medal wins". Chester Chronicle. 9 August 2012.
  3. "A golden summer". Alumni Online. The University of Nottingham. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  4. "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. "2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. "2014 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. "Biographical information". Olympedia.
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