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Nigel Read

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Nigel Read
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLondon RC
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1977 AmsterdamLwt eight
Gold medal – first place1978 CopenhagenLwt eight
Gold medal – first place1980 HazewinkelLwt eight
Silver medal – second place1976 VillachLwt eight
Bronze medal – third place1975 NottinghamLwt eight

Nigel Read is a retired lightweight rower who competed for Great Britain.

Rowing career

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Read was part of the lightweight eight that secured a bronze medal at the 1975 World Rowing Championships.[1] The following year he was part of the lightweight eight that secured a silver medal at the 1976 World Rowing Championships in Villach, Austria.[2] He won a gold medal at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam with the lightweight men's eight.[3][4] The following year he was part of the lightweight eight that successfully defended their title and won the gold medal at the 1978 FISA Lightweight Championships in Copenhagen.[5] He regained the title and gold medal at the World Championships in Hazewinkel, August 1980

References

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  1. Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 via Times Digital Archives.[dead link]
  2. Railton, Jim (12 August 1976). "Shock therapy for lightweight eight". The Times. p. 6 via Times Digital Archives.[dead link]
  3. "Nigel Read". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. Railton, Jim (29 August 1977). "Rowing". The Times. p. 11 via Times Digital Archives.[dead link]
  5. Railton, Jim (7 August 1978). "Rowing". The Times. p. 6 via Times Digital Archives.