Chris Stevens (rower)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher W Stevens |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 12 February 1946 |
| Education | Shore |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Colleagues Rowing Club Sydney Rowing Club |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | King's Cup 1966-67,70. |
Chris Stevens (born 12 February 1946) is an Australian former national representative rower. He was three times a national champion in sweep-oared boats and once as a sculler. He competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
Club and state rowing
[edit]Stevens' attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School where he learned to row. His senior club rowing was initially from the Colleagues Rowing Club, a new Sydney club of the time. His later club rowing was from the Sydney Rowing Club.[2]
In 1966, 1967 and 1970 he was seated in New South Wales state eights which contested the Kings Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships.[3] The 1967 New South Wales crew was victorious.[4]
At the 1966 Australian Rowing Championships in a composite SRC/SUBC crew Stevens, Alf Duval, John Ranch, Peter Dickson, and cox Brian Thomas won the Australian coxed four title.[5] In 1970 with Haberfield's Dick Reddel he won the national championship title in a double scull.[6] At the 1972 Australian Rowing Championships Stevens was in the three two seat of a composite Drummoyne/Sydney/Haberfield four which took the men's coxed four national title, qualifying all crew members for the Australian Olympic squad, although ultimately Stevens would row in the coxed pair in Munich.[7]
International representative rowing
[edit]In 1966 he was selected at three in the Australian coxed four which competed at the 1966 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Yugoslavia.[8]
In 1967 a limited Australian squad was selected to race at the European Rowing Championships. Stevens was selected at three in the Australian eight.[2] The crew suffered greatly from equipment problems and boat delivery hold-ups and failures. Nonetheless they managed an overall sixth place finish.[9]
In 1972 Stevens was in the bow seat of the Australian coxless pair which raced at the Munich Olympics. Rowing with Kim Mackney, the pair was eliminated in the repechage.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Stevens Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b Stevens Profile at Austn Rowing History
- ^ "1966 King's Cup". Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "1967 King's Cup". Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ 1966 Australian Championships
- ^ 1970 Australian Championships
- ^ 1972 Australian Championships
- ^ "1966 World Championships". Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ 1967 European C'ships at Austn Rowing History
- ^ "1972 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.