George Nash (rower)
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Birth name | George Christopher Nash | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 October 1989 Guildford, Surrey, England | (age 34)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Cambridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 214 lb (97 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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George Christopher Nash MBE (born 2 October 1989) is a British rower.[1] He is dual Olympian, dual Olympic medal winner and three time world champion.[1]
Education
Nash attended Lanesborough School in
Nash initially rowed in the Cambridge reserve boat, Goldie, in 2009. He rowed in Cambridge's Blue Boat in the 2010 and 2011 Boat Races, winning in 2010 and losing in 2011.[3] He took the 2011–2012 year off from Cambridge in order to focus on the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] Upon his return to Cambridge for the 2012–2013 year, Nash was elected as President of the Cambridge University Boat Club. He sat in the 5-seat of the losing crew of the 2013 race. He now rows for Molesey Boat Club.
International representation
Nash first represented Great Britain at the 2006 World Rowing Junior Championships in Amsterdam. Rowing as a member of the Men's Eight, Nash placed fourth. At the 2007 Rowing World Junior Championships in Beijing, he won a gold medal in the coxless four.
In 2009 he progressed to represent Britain at the
Nash won the bronze medal in the coxless pair along with Will Satch of Leander Club at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
In 2013, Nash was a member of the Great Britain Men's Eight that won Britain's first ever world title in the event.[4]
In 2014, Nash was moved into Great Britain's flagship boat, the Men's
With the men's four, himself, Gregory, Sbihi and Louloudis, Nash won the
References
- ^ a b c "George Nash". British Rowing. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "George Nash (K) 2002–07 selected to row at the London Olympics". Winchester College. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "George Nash Boat Race Profile". The Boat Race. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "World Rowing Championships: GB men's eight win gold". BBC. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- LOCOG. Archived from the originalon 27 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "2015 World Rowing Championships results". World Rowing.
- ^ "2015 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Poznan, POL - (M8+) Men's Eight - Final". www.worldrowing.com. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "2015 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Aiguebelette, FRA - (M8+) Men's Eight - Final". www.worldrowing.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "2016 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Brandenburg, GER - (M4-) Men's Four - Final". www.worldrowing.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "2016 OLYMPIC GAMES REGATTA - Rio de Janeiro, BRA - (M4-) Men's Four - Final". www.worldrowing.com. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2018.