| Nigel Read | |
| Sport: | Rowing |
| Club: | London RC |
Nigel Read is a retired lightweight rower who competed for Great Britain.
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