Sam Townsend
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 26 November 1985 |
| Sport | |
| Club | Reading University BC |
Medal record | |
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Sam Townsend (born 26 November 1985 in Reading) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Rowing career
[edit | edit source]Townsend competed in the double sculls with Bill Lucas at the 2012 Olympic Games rowing events, finishing in fifth place.[1]
He competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a bronze medal as part of the quad sculls with Graeme Thomas, Charles Cousins and Peter Lambert.[2] The following year he competed at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam, where he won a silver medal as part of the quadruple sculls with Thomas, Cousins and Lambert.[3]
In 2016 he went to his second Olympic Games competing in the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, Angus Groom and Peter Lambert.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]His wife, Natasha Page, is also an Olympic rower.[1]
References
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External links
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- English male rowers
- Sportspeople from Reading, Berkshire
- Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rowers for Great Britain
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain
- European Rowing Championships medalists
- 21st-century English sportsmen