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Oliver Wilkes (rower)

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Oliver Wilkes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born14 July 1995 (1995-07-14) (age 29)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportRowing
EventFours
ClubOxford Brookes University Boat Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Coxless four
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Belgrade Coxless four
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bled Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2024 Szeged Coxless four

Oliver Wilkes (born 14 July 1995) is a British rower.[1] He won a bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the coxless four.

Career

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Wilkes came to prominence after winning the silver medal in the coxed four, at the 2017 World Rowing U23 Championships in Plovdiv.[1] Wilkes later won a gold medal at the 2023 European Rowing Championships.[2]

At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, he won a World Championship gold medal in the men's coxless four.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Athlete profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. ^ "GB rowers lay Paris marker with European Championship gold/". The Herald. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Rowing – World Championships – 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.


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