John Collins | |
Nationality: | British |
Birth Date: | 24 January 1989 |
Country: | Great Britain |
Sport: | Rowing |
Club: | Leander Club |
Event: | Men's double sculls Men's quadruple sculls |
Olympics: | Rio 2016 Tokyo 2020 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
John E. Collins (born 24 January 1989) is a British rower. He competed at the Olympics in the Double Sculls event at both the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[1] [2]
Collins 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 Graeme Thomas.[3]
In 2021, he won a European bronze medal in the double sculls in Varese, Italy.[4]
In October 2021, Collins completed the 'Metro Marathon Challenge' running 305 miles while visiting 315 London Underground stations, then running the London Marathon within two weeks.[5]
Collins is a member of Leander Club having joined in 2010. In December 2021, he was announced as the new Club Captain.[6]