Allan Whitwell

Allan Whitwell (born 5 May 1954) is a male former rower who competed for Great Britain and England.

Allan Whitwell
Personal information
Born (1954-05-05) 5 May 1954[1]
York, North Yorkshire, Great Britain[1]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (180 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
ClubBecket School Boat Club
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow Eight
World Rowing Championships
1986 Nottingham Ltw double sculls
1987 Copenhagen Ltw double sculls
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1986 Edinburgh double sculls

Rowing career

Whitwell was born in 1954 in York, North Yorkshire, Great Britain.[1] He was a member of the silver medal-winning British coxed eight at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.[2] He competed in three Olympic Games in total, appearing in the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics in addition to his medal winning 1980 Games.

In 1986, he was in the World Championship winning in the lightweight double sculls with Carl Smith.[3] He came third teamed with Smith in the 1987 World Rowing Championships in the same boat class.[4] He represented England and won a bronze medal in the double sculls, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5][6]

Personal life

He is currently running an international sculling camp for scullers of any level from novice to international. He also teaches at a school for children with special needs.

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References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allan Whitwell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Great Britain Rowing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. "(LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. "Rudern – Leichtgewichte – Weltmeisterschaften: Doppelzweier – Herren" (in German). Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  5. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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