Henry Clay (rower)

John Henry Clay (born 20 March 1955) is a British rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Henry Clay
Personal information
Full nameJohn Henry Clay
NationalityEnglish
Born (1955-03-20) 20 March 1955
London
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Men's rowing
Silver medal – second place 1980 MoscowEight

Biography

Clay was educated at Cambridge University. He rowed for Cambridge in The Boat Race in the 1974, 1975 and 1976 races. Cambridge won in 1975.

At the 1976 Summer Olympics Clay partnered David Sturge in the coxless pair and finished twelfth.[1] In 1977 he was part of the eight that reached the final and finished 5th, at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.[2]

Three years later in the 1980 Summer Olympics Clay was a member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the eights competition.[3]

See also

References
  1. Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Henry Clay Archived 18 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Railton, Jim (29 August 1977). "Rowing". The Times. p. 11 – via Times Digital Archives.
  3. "John Henry Clay". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2020.


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