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Christopher Pierce (rower)

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Christopher Pierce
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Thomas Pierce
NationalityBritish
Born (1942-12-21) 21 December 1942 (age 81)
Battle, Sussex
Sport
SportRowing

Christopher Thomas Pierce (born 21 December 1942) is a retired British rower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Rowing career

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Pierce won the coxed fours with Alan Almand, Hugh Matheson, Dick Findlay and Patrick Sweeney, rowing for a Tideway Scullers and Leander composite, at the inaugural 1972 National Rowing Championships.[1] The winning crew were then selected to represent Great Britain at the 1972 Olympics, Rooney Massara replaced Findlay in the men's coxed four event where the crew finished in tenth place after being knocked out in the semi-finals.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ ""Rowing." Times, 22 July 1972, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  2. ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christopher Pierce Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2018.