David Maxwell (rower) explained

David Maxwell
Birth Date:8 April 1951
Birth Place:Nairn, Scotland
Nationality:British
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David Lindsay Maxwell (8 April 1951 – 18 December 2023) was a British rower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Rowing career

Maxwell was educated at Eton College and Jesus College, Cambridge.[1] In 1968 he rowed in the Eton College eight that won the silver medal in the FISA World Youth Championships in Amsterdam.[2] In 1969 he rowed in the Eton College coxless four that won the Visitors' Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta and then won the silver medal in the FISA World Youth Championships in Naples.[3]

Maxwell rowed in the winning Cambridge Boat Race crews in both 1971 and 1972.[1] Also during 1972 he won the coxed pairs title with Michael Hart and Alan Inns, at the 1972 National Rowing Championships.[4] [5]

In 1972 at the Summer Olympics in Munich, he partnered Mike Hart to finish eighth in the coxed pair event.[6] In 1974 he was a member of the British eight which won the silver medal at the Lucerne World Championships[7] and two years later in 1976, at the Summer Olympics in Montreal he won the silver medal in the eight event.

Personal life and death

Maxwell died at his home on 18 December 2023, at the age of 72.[8] [9] [10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Boat Race . Rowing and Regatta . . 20 July 2024 . April 2009.
  2. Eton College Chronicle . 20 September 1968 . 3515 . 6293 . The VIII at Henley and Amsterdam. 7 January 2018 . pdf.
  3. Eton College Chronicle . 12 September 1969 . 3546 . 6472 . Henley and Naples . 1 October 2018 . pdf.
  4. News: Railton, Jim. "Nottingham in their Olympic stride." Times, 21 July 1972, p. 10. The Times. 21 July 1972 . 10 . Railton . Jim .
  5. News: "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1972, p. 6. The Times. 22 July 1972 . 6 .
  6. David Maxwell . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040521/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/david-maxwell-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 20 January 2015.
  7. News: Railton, Jim. "British eight sprint to silver medal." Times, 9 Sept. 1974, p. 7. The Times. 9 September 1974 . 7 . Railton . Jim .
  8. https://www.biddulph.org.uk/memoriam.htm David Maxwell's obituary
  9. News: Taylor . Alister . In memoriam: David Maxwell (B. 71, 72) . 8 January 2024 . Cambridge University Boat Club . 4 January 2024.
  10. News: Dr David Lindsay Maxwell . 26 January 2024 . The Times . 26 January 2024.