Oliver Wynne-Griffith

Oliver Henry Wynne-Griffith (born 29 May 1994) is a British rower.

Oliver Wynne-Griffith
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994
Guildford, England
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportRowing
Event(s)Eight
ClubLeander Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoEight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 BelgradeCoxless pair
Bronze medal – third place2018 PlovdivEight
Bronze medal – third place2019 OttensheimEight
Bronze medal – third place2022 RačiceCoxless pair
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 VareseEight
Silver medal – second place2019 LucerneEight
Silver medal – second place2022 MunichCoxless pair
Silver medal – second place2023 BledCoxless pair

Rowing career

Wynne-Griffith won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as part of the eight with James Rudkin, Alan Sinclair, Tom Ransley, Thomas George, Moe Sbihi, Matthew Tarrant, Will Satch and Henry Fieldman.[1] The following year he won another bronze medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria as part of the eight with George, Rudkin, Josh Bugajski, Sbihi, Jacob Dawson, Tarrant Thomas Ford and Fieldman.[2]

He won a silver medal in the eight at the 2019 European Rowing Championships.[3] In 2021, he won a European gold medal in the eight in Varese, Italy.[4] [5]

He switched to the coxless pair, where he teamed up with Tom George and in 2022, won a bronze medal and a silver medal, at the 2022 World and European Championships respectively. The following year in 2023, he repeated the silver success at the 2023 European Rowing Championships and then followed this up with another silver at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, behind the same Swiss pair.[6]

References
  1. "2018 World Championship results" (PDF). World Rowing.
  2. "2019 Eight results" (PDF). World Rowing.
  3. "European Rowing Championships: Great Britain men's four win gold in Lucerne". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. "Men's Double Sculls Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. "Men's Eight Final FA (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. "Rowing - World Championships - 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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