Sam Townsend (born 26 November 1985 in Reading) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Sam Townsend
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1985-11-26) 26 November 1985 (age 38)
Reading
Sport
ClubReading University BC
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Amsterdam M4x
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Chungjiu M4x
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Belgrade M4x
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Poznan M4x

Rowing career

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Townsend competed in the double sculls with Bill Lucas at the 2012 Olympic Games rowing events, finishing in fifth place.[1]

He competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a bronze medal as part of the quad sculls with Graeme Thomas, Charles Cousins and Peter Lambert.[2] The following year he competed at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam, where he won a silver medal as part of the quadruple sculls with Thomas, Cousins and Lambert.[3]

In 2016 he went to his second Olympic Games competing in the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, Angus Groom and Peter Lambert.[4]

Personal life

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His wife, Natasha Page, is also an Olympic rower.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sam Townsend Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ^ "2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ "2014 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia.
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