John E. Collins (born 24 January 1989) is a British rower. He competed at the Olympics in the Double Sculls event at both the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[1][2]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Men's double sculls Men's quadruple sculls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leander Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | Rio 2016 Tokyo 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Collins won a silver medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, as part of the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, Jonathan Walton, and Graeme Thomas.[3]
In 2021, he won a European bronze medal in the double sculls in Varese, Italy.[4]
In October 2021, Collins completed the 'Metro Marathon Challenge' running 305 miles while visiting 315 London Underground stations, then running the London Marathon within two weeks.[5]
Collins is a member of Leander Club having joined in 2010. In December 2021, he was announced as the new Club Captain.[6]
References
edit- ^ "TOKYO 2020 - GRAEME THOMAS AND JOHN COLLINS 'GUTTED' TO MISS OUT ON MEDAL IN MEN'S DOUBLE SCULLS". eurosport.com/. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "John Collins". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "2017 World Championship" (PDF). 2017 World Rowing Championships. World Rowing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Men's Double Sculls Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "John Collins takes on Metro Marathon Challenge". britishrowing.org. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "CLUB CAPTAIN 2022". leander.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
External links
edit- John Collins at Rowing Classifieds
- John Collins at World Rowing
- John Collins at Olympics.com
- John Collins at Olympedia
- John Collins at Team GB
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