Nigel Read
British rower
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Nigel Read is a retired lightweight rower who competed for Great Britain.
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Medal record
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Rowing career
Read was part of the lightweight eight that secured a bronze medal at the 1975 World Rowing Championships.[1] The following year he was part of the lightweight eight that secured a silver medal at the 1976 World Rowing Championships in Villach, Austria.[2] He won a gold medal at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam with the lightweight men's eight.[3][4] The following year he was part of the lightweight eight that successfully defended their title and won the gold medal at the 1978 FISA Lightweight Championships in Copenhagen.[5] He regained the title and gold medal at the World Championships in Hazewinkel, August 1980
