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Will Fletcher
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Fletcher
NationalityBritish
Born (1989-12-24) 24 December 1989 (age 34)
Chester-le-Street
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Aiguebelette LM2x

William Fletcher (born 24 December 1989) is a British rower who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Education

Fletcher studied at Durham University as a member of Hild Bede, graduating with a Modern Languages degree in 2011.[1]

Rowing career

He competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless four with Adam Freeman-Pask, Jono Clegg and Chris Bartley.[2]

He was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where he won a silver medal as part of the lightweight double scull with Richard Chambers.[3]

He and Richard Chambers placed seventh in the men's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Dunelm Issue 02". Issuu. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. ^ "2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ "2015 World Rowing Championships results". World Rowing.
  4. ^ "Will Fletcher". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.