Timothy Widdicombe

Timothy Widdicombe (born 6 March 1990) is an Australian former national representative lightweight rower. He won a silver medal at the 2013 World Rowing Championships.

Timothy Widdicombe
Personal information
Born (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990
Sport
SportRowing
ClubUni of WA Rowing Club
Achievements and titles
National finalsPenrith Cup 2012-17
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Australia
World Rowing Championships
2013 Chungju LM8+

Club and state rowing

Raised in Perth Western Australia, Widdicombe's senior club rowing was with the University of Western Australia Rowing Club.

Ward was first selected for West Australia in the 2009 youth eight which contested the Noel Wilkinson Trophy at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. [1] In 2010 he again rowed in the West Australian youth eight.[2] Both those youth eights won silver medals.

In 2012 he was selected in Western Australia's lightweight coxless four to contest the Penrith Cup at the Interstate Regatta.[3] He rowed in six consecutive West Australian Penrith Cup fours from 2013 to 2017 earning a Penrith Cup victory in 2017. [4] He stroked the 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 crews and took the silver medal on four occasions.

International representative rowing

Widdicombe first represented Australia at the 2010 U23 World Rowing Championships in Brest in a lightweight coxless four which placed twelfth. [5] He held his seat in the Australian U23 lightweight coxless four for the next two years, rowing to eight place at the 2011 U23 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam and to sixth place at the 2012 championships in Trakai.[5]

In 2013 he was elevated to the Australian senior lightweight squad and came into contention for the lightweight eight.[5] At the World Rowing Cup I in Sydney he raced in both the eight and in a lightweight coxless four.[5] For the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju he rowed in the three seat of the Australian lightweight eight when they achieved a silver world championship medal. [5]

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References
  1. 2009 Interstate Regatta
  2. 2010 Interstate Regatta
  3. 2013 Interstate Regatta
  4. 2017 Interstate Regatta
  5. Widdicombe at World Rowing
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