Stuart Wilson (rower)
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Stuart Wilson (born 1954) is a retired British lightweight rower. He became world champion in the lightweight men's four at the 1979 World Rowing Championships. He moved to Australia in 1982 and competed for his adopted country at the 1984 World Rowing Championships.
Stuart A Wilson[2][3] is a brother of international rowers Ian Wilson[4] and Andrew Wilson.[5][6]
After representing Great Britain, Stuart Wilson emigrated to Australia in 1982 to marry his partner, Australian lightweight rower Leisa Paterson.[6][7] She had represented her country in the women's coxed quad scull at the 1978 World Rowing Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand.[8] They had a son James Wilson, who is also an international rower for Australia.[6][9][10] Leisa Wilson died in February 2017 after a long illness.[11]
