Graeme Thomas Explained

Graeme Thomas
Birth Date:8 November 1988
Birth Place:Preston, Lancashire, England
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Graeme Edward Thomas (born 8 November 1988) is a British rower.[1]

Rowing career

Thomas competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a bronze medal as part of the quad sculls with Sam Townsend, 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 Townsend, Cousins and Lambert.[3] [4]

He was selected for the quadruple sculls for the 2016 Olympics, but illness forced him to withdraw shortly before racing started.[5] He won a silver medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, as part of the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, Jonathan Walton and John Collins.[6]

In 2021, he won a European bronze medal in the double sculls in Varese, Italy.[7] Then he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls (the premier event for single sculls) at the Henley Royal Regatta.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Graeme Thomas - British Rowing. Britishrowing.org. 1 November 2017.
  2. Web site: 2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information . WorldRowing.com . . 20 August 2020.
  3. Web site: 2014 World Rowing Championships: Event Information . WorldRowing.com . . 19 August 2020.
  4. Web site: M4x Results. Worldrowing.com. 7 September 2014.
  5. Web site: Thomas misses out in cruel twist of fate. British Rowing. 2 August 2016. 6 August 2016.
  6. Web site: 2017 World Championship. 2017 World Rowing Championships . . 16 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001032008/https://www.worldrowing.com/assets/pdfs/WCH_2017/ROM042101_C73.pdf . 1 October 2017 . dead.
  7. Web site: Men's Double Sculls Final A (Final). World Rowing. 11 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners . Henley Royal Regatta . 5 July 2023.