John Collins (rower)
British rower (born 1989)
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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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| Full name | John E. Collins | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 1989 Twickenham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Events | Men's double sculls Men's quadruple sculls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leander Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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]
