Allan Whitwell
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| Born | 5 May 1954[1] York, North Yorkshire, Great Britain[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[citation needed] He also teaches at a school for children with special needs.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allan Whitwell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Great Britain Rowing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "(LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Rudern - Leichtgewichte - Weltmeisterschaften: Doppelzweier - Herren" (in German). Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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