Luke Letcher

Luke Letcher (born 11 June 1994) is an Australian representative rower, a national champion and an underage world champion. He won a 2016 U/23 World Championship in the quad scull.

Luke Letcher
Personal information
Born11 June 1994 (1994-06-11) (age 26)
Years active2016–current
Sport
SportRowing
ClubBlack Mountain Rowing Club
Achievements and titles
National finalsKing's Cup (8+) 2015
President's Cup (1X) 2016-17
Australian champion 4X 2017
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Australia
U23 World Championships
2017 PlovdivBM4X

Club and state rowing

Letcher's senior club rowing has been from the Black Mountain Rowing Club in Canberra.

Letcher first made state selection for the Australian Capital Territory in their 2015 men's eight competing for the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta. That same year he was also the ACT's representative sculler for the President's Cup at the Interstate Regatta.[1] In 2016 and 2017 Letcher was again the ACT representative single sculler at the Interstate regatta.[2] He took the silver medal in 2017.[3]

In 2017 Letcher won an Australian national quad scull championship title rowing in a composite selection crew with Caleb Antill, Hamish Playfair and David Watts.[4]

International representative rowing

Letcher made his Australian representative debut in the quad scull at the World Junior Rowing Championships in 2012. They rowed to a sixteenth placing. In 2014 he was selected as Australia's single sculler for the World Rowing U23 Championshipsin Varese where he again finished in sixteenth place. In 2015 he rowed with Thomas Schramko in a double scull at the World Rowing U23 Championships to tenth place. Then in 2016 at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Rotterdam, Letcher rowed in the three seat to an U/23 World Championship gold medal in the quad scull with Schramko, Caleb Antill and Robert Black.[5]

In 2017 Letcher was selected in Australia's senior squad and rowed a double scull with David Watts at two World Rowing Cups in Europe and then at the 2017 World Rowing Championships where they finished in overall seventeenth place.[5] In 2018 Letcher rowed in the Australian quad scull at both World Rowing Cups but was a reserve for that crew when they went on to win a silver medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships. There in Plovdiv Bulgaria, Letcher rowed a single scull in Australian colours finishing in nineteenth place [5]

In 2019 Letcher was selected in the Australian senior men's squad for the international representative season. At the WRC II in Poznan he rowed in a double scull with David Bartholot and then at the World Rowing Cup III in Rotterdam he rowed at six in the Australian eight when they finished in sixth place.[5]

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References
  1. "Interstate Championships – Australian Rowing History". rowinghistory-aus.info. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. 2016 Interstate Regatta
  3. 2017 Interstate Regatta
  4. 2017 Australian Championships
  5. Letcher at World Rowing
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