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Charles Wiggin (rower)

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Charles Wiggin
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1950-01-08) 8 January 1950 (age 74)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Coxless pair

Anthony Charles D. Wiggin (born 8 January 1950) is a British rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Rowing career

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Wiggin was part of the quad scull that finished 7th overall after winning the B final at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.[1]

In 1978 Wiggin and his partner Malcolm Carmichael won the coxless pairs at the 1978 British Rowing Championships.[2] Two years later the pair won the bronze medal in the coxless pairs event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Railton, Jim (29 August 1977). "Rowing". The Times. p. 11 – via Times Digital Archives.
  2. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 17 July 1978, p. 11". Times Digital Archives.
  3. ^ "Olympic profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.