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{{Infobox University Boat Race |
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| name= 146th Boat Race |
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| winner = Oxford |
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| margin = 3 lengths |
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| winning_time= 18 minutes 4 seconds |
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| overall = 76–69<ref name="BBC">{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/690561.stm | title=Oxford win thrilling Boat Race | work=BBC Sport | date=25 March 2000 | accessdate=22 April 2014}}</ref> |
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| umpire = Simon Harris<br>(Cambridge) |
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| date= {{Start date|2000|03|25|df=y}} |
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| prevseason= [[The Boat Race 1999|1999]] |
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| nextseason= [[The Boat Race 2001|2001]] |
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| reserve_winner = Goldie |
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| women_winner = Oxford |
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}} |
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The 146th [[The Boat Race|Boat Race]] took place on 25 March 2000. Oxford won the race by three lengths, breaking a seven year spell of Cambridge dominance. The result was a "shock triumph", and Oxford lost in 2001. The race also featured the joint tallest ever competitor, and the youngest ever winner in the modern race. In the reserve race, Isis beat [[Goldie (Cambridge University Boat Club)|Goldie]] by five lengths, and Oxford triumphed in the [[Women's Boat Race#Women.27s Boat Race|women's race]], emerging with victory in the men's and women's races for the year. |
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==Background== |
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[[The Boat Race]] is an annual competition between [[Oxford University]] and [[Cambridge University]]. First held in 1829, the competition is a {{convert|4.2|mi|km}} race along the [[River Thames]] in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide.<ref name=CBC>{{cite news|title=Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race crew|date=6 April 2014|publisher=CBC News|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/former-winnipegger-in-winning-oxford-cambridge-boat-race-crew-1.2600176|accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref> Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions, having won the [[The Boat Race 1999|1999 race]] by three-and-a-half lengths,<ref name="results">{{cite web | url=http://theboatrace.org/men/results | title=Boat Race – Results | work=The Boat Race | accessdate=22 April 2014}}</ref> Cambridge had won the last seven races (between 1993 and 1999); and led overall with 76 victories to Oxford's 68<ref name="BBC "/> (excluding the "dead heat to Oxford by five feet" of 1877).<ref name=classic>{{Cite web | url= http://theboatrace.org/men/classic-moments-the-1877-dead-heat | publisher = The Boat Race | title = Classic moments – the 1877 dead heat | accessdate = 8 April 2014}}</ref> The race was sponsored by [[Aberdeen Asset Management]].<ref name="Mag "/> |
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==Crews== |
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The Oxford crew (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues")<ref name=blues>{{Cite web | url = http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/06/theobserver | work = The Observer | title = Dark Blues aim to punch above their weight | date = 6 April 2003 | accessdate = 8 April 2014 }}</ref> had a heavier average weight of {{convert|13|st|10|lb|kg}} per crew member,<ref name="BBC Sport">{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/651288.stm | title=Boat Race pair size each other up | work=BBC Sport | date=21 February 2000 | accessdate=22 April 2014}}</ref> making them almost {{convert|11|lb|kg}} heavier per man;<ref name="Mag">{{cite book | url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RE0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=2000+boat+race+goldie&source=bl&ots=PevWo_3FGU&sig=-XmIckpeOV-VU6zgZKCRQ1DFRas&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Q6hWU6W1KoyYhQfljoCYBA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=2000%20boat%20race%20goldie | title=Oxford turn Thames tide Dark Blue | publisher=The Independent Rowing News | author=Dodd, Christopher | year=2000 | pages=7}}</ref> but the Cambridge crew (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues")<ref name=blues/> had a taller crew,<ref name="BBC Sport "/> and had the joint tallest ever competitor, the {{convert|6|ft|10|in|m}} [[Joshua West]].<ref name="Records">{{cite web | url=http://theboatrace.org/men/statistics | title=Statistics | work=The Boat Race | accessdate=22 April 2014}}</ref> Oxford were considered the underdogs, and their victory came as a "shock triumph".<ref name="BBC 2001">{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/university_boat_race/1239938.stm | title=Cambridge win dramatic Boat Race | work=BBC Sport | date=24 March 2001 | accessdate=22 April 2014}}</ref> The Oxford crew had an average age of 21 while Cambridge's crew averaged 23. The Oxford crew featured six Britons, two Americans, and a Norwegian; whilst the Cambridge crew consisted of six Britons, an American, a New Zealander, and a South African.<ref name="BBC "/> |
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! rowspan="2"| Seat |
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! colspan="3"| Oxford <br> [[File:Oxford-University-Circlet.svg|30px]] |
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! colspan="3"| Cambridge <br> [[File:University of Cambridge coat of arms official.svg|30px]] |
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| [[Bow (rowing)|Bow]] || A.G.G. Dunn || British || 19 || R.P. Cantwell || British || 20 |
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| 2 || N.J. Robinson || British || 21 || J.J. O'Loghlen || New Zealander || 26 |
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| 3 || B.J. Burch || British || 20 || R.A. Ehlers || South African || 25 |
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| 4 || M.J. Smith || British || 18 || H.N.F. Martin || British || 27 |
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| 5 || [[Dan Snow|D.R. Snow]] || British || 21 || [[Josh West|A.J. West]] || American || 22 |
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| 6 || T.H. Ayer || American || 24 || T.A. Stallard || British || 21 |
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| 7 || E.B. Lilledahl || Norwegian || 25 || D.J. Tweddie || British || 22 |
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| [[Stroke (rowing)|Stroke]] || A. Reid || American|| 23 || R.P. Stokes || British || 21 |
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| [[Coxswain (rowing)|Cox]] || K. McLaren || British || 19 || G.J. Glassman || British || 22<ref name="BBC "/> |
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==Race description== |
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Cambridge won the coin toss and chose to start from the southern side, the Surrey side, of the [[River Thames]], based on the opinion that getting a lead early in the race would give them an advantage.<ref name="Mag "/> However, the theory failed as Oxford stayed with Cambridge, and though Cambridge had a large push which gave them a slender lead after two minutes, Oxford were leading at the First Mile post, passing in 3 minutes 41 seconds, Cambridge a second behind.<ref name="Mag "/> |
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The race was close, and "the lead switched back and forth between the two teams".<ref name="BBC "/> Cambridge pressed and rewon their lead, and were a quarter of a length ahead after a favourable bend.<ref name="Mag "/> Though level at Chiswick Steps, Oxford pushed ahead, gaining a five second lead by Barnes Bridge, and eight at the finish. |
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Oxford finished with a time of 18 minutes, 4 seconds, Cambridge finished 8 seconds later.<ref name="Mag "/> It was Oxford's first victory in seven years and brought the overall result to 76–69 in Cambridge's favour.<ref name="BBC "/> The victory gave the Oxford number four, Matthew Smith, the honour of being the youngest ever modern winner at 18 years, 8 months 11 days.<ref name="Records "/> |
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In the reserve race, Oxford's Isis beat Cambridge's Goldie by five lengths.<ref name="Mag "/> Earlier, Oxford won the 55th women's race by two-and-a-quarter lengths, in a time of 6 minutes 18 seconds,<ref name="Women results">{{cite web | url=http://theboatrace.org/women/results | title=Women's Boat Race – results | work=The Boat Race | accessdate=22 April 2014}}</ref> their first victory in nine years.<ref name="Mag "/> Oxford also won the women's lightweight, but Cambridge won the women's reserves, men's lightweight, and men's lightweight reserves.<ref name="Mag "/> |
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==Reaction== |
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Oxford University Boat Club President and number four Nick Robinson said the crew had kept going and won "an incredible race",<ref name="BBC "/> but was a "shock triumph".<ref name="BBC 2001 "/> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://theboatrace.org/ Official website] |
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{{The Boat Race}} |
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[[Category:The Boat Race]] |
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[[Category:2000 in English sport]] |
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[[Category:2000 in rowing]] |
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