Derek Porter
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Derek Nesbitt-Porter (born 2 November 1967) is a gold medal-winning Olympic rower from Canada.
Early life and education
He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and his father Hugh rowed for England at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal in the eight-oared race. Porter began his rowing career in his second year at the University of Victoria.[1]
Athletic career
Porter won his gold medal in the
Following the 1992 Olympics, Porter took up sculling. In 1993, he won the Single Scull event at the
Following the 1996 Olympics, Porter devoted himself to chiropractic school, and finished twelfth and thirteenth at the 1997 and 1998 World Championships, respectively. In 1999, Porter devoted more practice time to rowing and would go on to place third at the 1999 World Championship in the single scull behind Muller and Rob Waddell.
One of the most anticipated rowing events at the 2000 Olympics was men's single scull. In addition to Porter, it featured two-time World Champion Rob Waddell, defending Olympic champion and three-time World Championship silver medalist Xeno Müller, and rising star Marcel Hacker. The race lived up to the hype. Porter finished fourth in the closest Olympic race ever, little over 2 seconds separated first from fourth.
Retirement from Olympics
Following the 2000 Olympics, Porter retired from rowing and kept in shape by running triathlons. In 2003, he was inducted into the
Personal life
Currently, Porter is a
Record
Olympics
World Championships
- 1999, Bronze Medal, Single Scull (1x)
- 1998, 13th Place, Single Scull (1x)
- 1997, 12th Place, Single Scull (1x)
- 1995, 7th Place, Single Scull (1x)
- 1994, 8th Place, Single Scull (1x)
- 1993, Gold Medal, Single Scull (1x)
- 1991, Silver Medal, Eight(8+)
- 1990, Silver Medal, Eight(8+)
References
- ^ a b c "Hall of Fame". www.uvic.ca. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
External links
- Canadian Olympic Committee
- Derek Porter at World Rowing
- Video of 1996 Olympic race Archived 27 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Video of 2000 Olympic race Archived 27 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Derek Porter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.