Will Crothers
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| Full name | William Crothers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 14, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Will Crothers (born June 14, 1987) is a Canadian rower. He started rowing in grade 9 for KCVI, following his brother into the sport.[2] Within just a few years, Crothers and his rowing partner, Rob Gibson, were Canadian high school champions in the senior coxless pair in 2005. Additionally, Crothers was named Ontario Male Athlete of the Year in 2005.[3]
He won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics[1] in the men's eight, just behind the German team, with Andrew Byrnes, Gabriel Bergen, Jeremiah Brown, Douglas Csima, Robert Gibson, Malcolm Howard, Conlin McCabe and Brian Price.[4]
In June 2016, he was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[5] The men's coxless four finished 6th overall in A-Final after making it through their heat and semifinal in good standing.[6]
Crothers competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's coxless four where the Canadian crew finished 8th overall.[7][8]
