Chris Baillieu
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| Full name | Christopher Latham Baillieu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1949 Marylebone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | BA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (190 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Jane Elizabeth Bowie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christopher Latham Baillieu MBE (born 12 December 1949) is an English former rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain. He was the first chairman of British Swimming, from 2001 to 2008.[1]
Early life
Baillieu was born in Marylebone,[2] the son of Edward Latham Baillieu and his wife Betty Anne Jardine Taylor. He was the grandson of Clive Baillieu, 1st Baron Baillieu.[3] He was educated at Radley College and at Jesus College, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1976.
Rowing
Baillieu rowed in the winning Cambridge boat in the Boat Races in 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973. He then concentrated on sculling, and won the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta with Mike Hart in 1973 and 1975.[4] In between he won the double sculls title with Mike Hart, at the 1974 National Championships.[5]
In Montreal they won a silver medal for double sculls rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The same pair won the Double Sculls Challenge Cup again in 1977 and a gold medal at the World Championships. Hart and Baillieu won the Double Sculls Challenge Cup again in 1978 but in 1979 he won with a new partner Jim Clark. In 1980, Baillieu and Clark finished fourth in the Double Sculls, rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Baillieu then concentrated on single sculls and won the Wingfield Sculls four years running from 1981 to 1984,[6] and the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta in 1981, 1982, and 1984. He also won the single sculls rowing for the Leander Club, at the 1981 National Championships.[7]
Personal
In 1984, Baillieu married Jane Elizabeth Bowie with whom he has had two sons and one daughter Charles, Olivia, and Edward.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Baillieu named as swimming chief". BBC Sport. 20 February 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Baillieu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ the Peerage.com
- ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2003 Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Railton, Jim. "Marriage of two quads promises something special for Lucerne." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ Wingfield Sculls Record of Races
- ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Who's Who 2009: New Names" (PDF). The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
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- 1949 births
- Living people
- People educated at Radley College
- Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge
- English male rowers
- English Olympic medallists
- Cambridge University Boat Club rowers
- Olympic rowers of Great Britain
- Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Members of Leander Club
- Stewards of Henley Royal Regatta
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- English people of Belgian descent
- Members of Lincoln's Inn
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- English people of Australian descent
- European Rowing Championships medalists