1972 British Rowing Championships
1972 British Rowing Championships | |
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Venue | National Water Sports Centre |
Location | Holme Pierrepont (Nottingham) |
Dates | 22–23 July 1972 |
1973 → |
The 1972 National Rowing Championships was the first edition of the National Championships, held from 22 to 23 July 1972 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham.[1] These inaugural Championships were held at the newly opened National Watersports Centre in Nottingham.[2][3][4][5]
The Wallingford pair of Tony Norris and Doug Richardson won the junior pair and finished second behind Mike Hart and David Maxwell in the senior pair. Hart & Maxwell would compete at the Olympics shortly afterwards.[6]
Senior
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Victor Ludorum | Tideway Scullers School | Leander | London University |
Men 1x | Poplar Blackwall and District Kenny Dwan | Cambridge University Chris Baillieu | Newcastle University Mark Hayter |
Men 2+ | Cambridge University / Tideway Scullers School Mike Hart, David Maxwell, Alan Inns (cox) | Wallingford Tony Norris, Doug Richardson | Furnivall SC |
Men 2x | Tideway Scullers School / Leander Patrick Delafield & Tim Crooks | Durham Geoff Potts & Tom Bishop | Quintin Brian Fentiman |
Men 2- | Vesta / Argosies Matthew Cooper & Jeremiah McCarthy | St Ives * & Tideway Scullers School / London* | Not awarded |
Men 4- | Thames Tradesmen's Bill Mason, Jim Clark, Lenny Robertson, Frederick Smallbone | Marlow | Kingston |
Men 4+ | Tideway Scullers School / Leander Christopher Pierce, Alan Almand, Hugh Matheson, Dick Findlay, Patrick Sweeney (cox) | Wallingford | Nottingham & Union |
Men 8+ | Tideway Scullers School / Leander George Proffitt, Eddie Wells, Martin Spencer, Rooney Massara, David Gramolt, Nick Hornsby, Christopher Rodrigues, Graeme Hall, Alan Inns (cox) | London University | Leander |
Women 1x | Jessamy Scullers Margaret Gladden | Jessamy Scullers Christine Davies | Durham Diana Preston |
Women 2x | Jessamy Scullers Margaret Gladden & Christine Davies | United Universities / Durham Jean Rankine & Diana Preston | |
Women 4+ | St George's Ladies Janis Long, Ann Shackell, Margaret Goodsman, Beryl Martin, Di Ellis (cox) | Civil Service A | Civil Service B Maggie Lambourn |
* equal second
Junior
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men 1x | Bedford Tony Ward | Wallingford A. Cusack | Pangbourne College Graham Innes |
Men 2- | Radley College J.R. Simpson, David Searle | Becket School | Hampton School / Bedford Modern School |
Men 2x | Henley / Weybridge N.J.Gorvin, M.J.Webb | Eton College | Shrewsbury School |
Men 2+ | Wallingford Tony Norris, Doug Richardson | Durham | Crowland |
Men 4- | Radley College | King's School Chester | Shrewsbury School |
Men 4+ | University College School | Hampton School | Durham School |
Men 8 | Eton College | Emanuel School | |
Men J16 1x | Westminster School A. Hudson | Molesey J. Knight | Shrewsbury School J.A. Hanna |
Men J16 2- | City Orient | ||
Men J16 4+ | Wallingford Schools | ||
Women 4+ | George Watson's College |
Key
Symbol | meaning |
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1, 2, 4, 8 | crew size |
+ | coxed |
- | coxless |
x | sculls |
14 | Under-14 |
15 | Under-15 |
16 | Under-16 |
J | Junior |
References
- ^ "Railton, Jim. "Nottingham in their Olympic stride." Times, 21 July 1972, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Railton, Jim. "Two best eights meet in main event." Times, 22 May 1971, p. 15". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ ""Holme Pierrepont National Water Sports Centre, Nottinghamshire." Times, 6 July 1972, p. I". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ ""Rowing." Times, 22 July 1972, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "THE FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONS". Rowing Story.
- ^ "Wallingford oarsman shine". Birmingham Daily Post. 24 July 1972. p. 11. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
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