Sam Townsend
British rower (born 1985)
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Sam Townsend (born 26 November 1985 in Reading) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Reading University BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowing career
Townsend competed in the double sculls with Bill Lucas at the 2012 Olympic Games rowing events, finishing in fifth place.[1]
He competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a bronze medal as part of the quad sculls with Graeme Thomas, Charles Cousins and Peter Lambert.[2] The following year he competed at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam, where he won a silver medal as part of the quadruple sculls with Thomas, Cousins and Lambert.[3]
In 2016 he went to his second Olympic Games competing in the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, Angus Groom and Peter Lambert.[4]
Personal life
His wife, Natasha Page, is also an Olympic rower.[1]