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Alex Greaney

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Alex Greaney
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born1975
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
College teamSt Edmund Hall Boat Club
ClubOxford University Boat Club

Peter Alexander Greaney (born 1975) is a former University Boat Race cox.

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Whilst in education at Abingdon School he gained colours for the Abingdon School Boat Club and became a Great Britain Junior International in 1993. After leaving Abingdon in 1994 he attended St Edmund Hall, Oxford at the University of Oxford studying Metallurgy and joined the St Edmund Hall Boat Club.[1] He is currently Assistant Professor of Materials Science at the Department of Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University.[2]

Rowing

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In 1997 he was selected as the cox for the Oxford dark blue boat at the world renowned Boat Race but finished on the losing side.[3] A second appearance as cox in 1998 ensued but Oxford once again lost.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Oxford 1997: Who's Who". Regatta Online.
  2. ^ "P.Alex Greaney". Computational Materials Research Group. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Crews". Oxford University Boat Club. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Boat race: A bolt from Light Blues". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.