Vassilis Ragoussis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | April 26, 1993 |
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 86.6 kg (191 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Rowing |
| College team | Linacre College Boat Club |
| Club | Oxford University Boat Club |
Vassilis Ragoussis (born 1993) is a Greek-British rower.
Profile
Whilst in education at Abingdon School he gained colours for the Abingdon School Boat Club and was part of the team that won the gold medal at the National Schools Regatta and won the Princess Elizabeth Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.[2] After leaving Abingdon in 2011 he attended Linacre College at Oxford.
Rowing
In 2017 he was selected in the stroke seat of the Oxford boat at the 2017 Boat Race along with fellow Old Abingdonians Oliver Cook and Jamie Cook.[3] Oxford went on to win the race.[4]
He was selected again in 2018 for the Oxford crew which ended with a win for Cambridge.[5]
He has also represented Great Britain at the 2011 World Rowing Junior Championships at Eton in England.[6] In 2016, he earned Bronze at the Eastern Sprints in the Boston University 2V.[7]
In 2018, he was paid to transfer to Keble College, to help retain the first boat's Summer Eights headship.
References
- ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rowing/2017/04/02/boat-race-2017-oxford-vs-cambridge-live-updates/
- ^ "Rowing" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
- ^ "Meet the 2017 Boat Races crews". British Rowing.
- ^ "Boat Races: Oxford triumph in men's race after Cambridge women win". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Cambridge Men Complete Clean Sweep in The Cancer Research UK Boat Race 2018". The Boat Race.org.
- ^ "VASSILIS RAGOUSSIS". worldrowing.com.
- ^ "Terriers to Compete in IRA National Championships". Boston University.
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