Allan Whitwell

Allan Whitwell
Personal information
Born (1954-05-05) 5 May 1954[1]
York, North Yorkshire, Great Britain[1]
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight 80 kg (180 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Rowing

Allan Whitwell (born 5 May 1954) is a former Olympic rower from England.

Whitwell was born in 1954 in York, North Yorkshire, Great Britain.[1] He was a member of the silver medal-winning British coxed eight at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.[2] In 1986, he was in the World Championship winning in the lightweight double sculls with Carl Smith.[3] He came third teamed with Smith in the 1987 World Rowing Championships in the same boat class.[4]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Allan Whitwell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. "Great Britain Rowing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. "(LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. "Rudern - Leichtgewichte - Weltmeisterschaften: Doppelzweier - Herren" (in German). Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

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