British crew win gold.Summary: The British men's four have won gold at the World Rowing Championships The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organised by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It is a week long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar. in Poznan, Poland. The British men's four have won gold at the World Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland. Victory for the men's four of Alex Partridge Alex Partridge (born January 25, 1981 in San Francisco) is a British rower. Partridge started rowing at Monkton Combe School, Bath, and attended Oxford Brookes University to study Technology Management. , Ric Egington, Alex Gregory and Matthew Langridge Matthew Langridge (born 20 May 1983, in Crewe, United Kingdom) is a current Great Britain oarsman. Junior Rowing Career Matthew was born in Crewe, Cheshire, and grew up in the town of Northwich, attending school in the town. followed silver medals for Andy Triggs Hodge and Pete Reed in the pair and the women's double scull of Anna Bebington and Annabel Vernon. The day began with triumph for adaptive rower Tom Aggar, who defended his world championship title with victory in the single sculls in a record time. The adaptive mixed coxed four of Victoria Hansford, James Roe James Roe can refer to:
The British men's four has changed completely since last year's Olympic Games, when Hodge, Reed, Steve Williams and Tom James triumphed in Beijing. The Australians had selected the same squad - but they were once again beaten into second place as Britain continued their dominance of the men's four class. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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