Thomas Bishop | |
Nationality: | British |
Sport: | Rowing |
Club: | Durham University BC Durham ARC |
Birth Date: | 8 April 1947 |
Birth Place: | Portsmouth |
Thomas J A Bishop (born 8 April 1947) is a British rower who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Bishop won a silver medal rowing for the Durham Amateur Rowing Club in the men's double sculls with Geoff Potts at the 1972 British Rowing Championships.[2] As a student, he also competed for Durham University Boat Club and was the second former member of the club to be selected to represent Great Britain.[3] [4]
He was selected by Great Britain as part of the quad sculls at the 1975 World Rowing Championships, the quad finished in sixth place in the A final.[5] At the 1976 Olympic Games he rowed as part of the men's quadruple sculls with Andrew Justice, Mark Hayter and Allan Whitwell, the crew finished in ninth place.[6]
He married fellow international rower Diana Bishop.[6]