Sam Townsend

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
Reading
Sport
ClubReading University BC
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2014 AmsterdamM4x
2013 ChungjiuM4x
European Championships
2014 BelgradeM4x
2015 PoznanM4x

Rowing career

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

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

References
  1. "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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