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 place 1977 Amsterdam Lwt eight
Gold medal – first place 1978 Copenhagen Lwt eight
Gold medal – first place 1980 Hazewinkel Lwt eight
Silver medal – second place 1976 Villach Lwt eight
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Nottingham Lwt 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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