Stewart Innes
 Innes in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 May 1991 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
Stewart Innes(born 20 May 1991) is a retired Britishrower.
Career
[edit]Innes took up rowing as a pupil atSt Edward's School, Oxfordand later competed forDurham Universityas an undergraduate, and forReading Universityas a postgraduate.[1][2]
He was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the2015 World Rowing ChampionshipsatLac d'Aiguebelettein France, where he won a bronze medal as part of the coxless four withScott Durant,Alan SinclairandTom Ransley.[3]
He competed in themen's coxless pairevent, with Alan Sinclair, at the2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
After finishing 3rd at the 2019 GB Rowing Team Trials, Innes had been set to compete at the2020 Summer OlympicsinTokyobut following the postponement of the games, he announced his retirement from international rowing in October 2020.[5]
Personal life
[edit]His fatherDuncan Innesrowed and won a gold medal at the1977 World Rowing Championships.[6]
References
[edit]- ^Durham University.Annual Sporting Review 2011/12(Report). p. 14. Archived fromthe originalon 25 February 2023.
- ^"BUCS in Brazil: Stewart Innes".British Universities & Colleges Sport.22 April 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 24 August 2016.Retrieved2 September2018.
- ^"2015 World Rowing Championships results".World Rowing.
- ^"Stewart Innes".Rio 2016.Archived fromthe originalon 6 August 2016.Retrieved11 August2016.
- ^"Rio Olympian Stewart Innes announces his retirement from rowing".British Rowing.15 October 2020.Retrieved12 January2021.
- ^"Rower thanks family for 'keeping their faith in me'".Henley Standard. 9 August 2016.Retrieved2 October2020.
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