Oliver Wilkes (rower)
Wilkes at the 2024 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Oliver Wilkes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1995 (age 29) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Fours | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Oxford Brookes University Boat Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oliver Wilkes (born 14 July 1995) is a British rower.[1] He won a bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the coxless four.
Career
Wilkes learnt to row at the Liverpool University Boat Club while we was attending the University of Liverpool. Before moving and rowing at the University of Edinburgh.[2]
Wilkes came to prominence after winning the silver medal in the coxed four, at the 2017 World Rowing U23 Championships in Plovdiv.[1] Wilkes later won a gold medal at the 2023 European Rowing Championships.[3]
At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, he won a World Championship gold medal in the men's coxless four.[4]He won a bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the coxless four.
References
- ^ a b "Athlete profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Oli Wikes Universites". British rowing.
- ^ "GB rowers lay Paris marker with European Championship gold/". The Herald. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Rowing – World Championships – 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
External links
- Oliver Wilkes at World Rowing
- Oli Wilkes at British Rowing
- Oli Wilkes at Team GB
- Oliver Wilkes at Olympics.com
- Oliver Wilkes at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)