Peter Chambers

For the English footballer, see Peter Chambers (footballer).

Peter Chambers
Peter Chambers (left) competing in the LM4- at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 (age 34)
Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Alma materOxford Brookes University
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London LM4−
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bled LM2−
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Chungjiu LM2x
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Amsterdam LM4−
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sarasota LM4x
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Poznan LM2−
Silver medal – second place 2014 Belgrade LM4−
Silver medal – second place 2016 Brandenburg LM4−

Peter Chambers (born 14 March 1990) is a British rower, and is the brother of fellow rower Richard Chambers.[1] He is a World Champion in the men's lightweight double sculls and an Olympic silver medalist in the men's lightweight coxless four.

Career

Peter began rowing in Coleraine, Northern Ireland for Bann Rowing Club.

His first international medal came in 2009, when he and won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight quadruple sculls at the Under-23 World Championships.[2] In 2010, he won the silver medal in the men's lightweight single sculls at the Under-23 World Championship.[3] in 2011, he finally stood on the top step of an Under-23 World Championship podium, winning the men's lightweight double sculls with Kieren Emery.[4]

That year, Chambers and Emery also won the senior men's lightweight double sculls World Championship.[5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he was part of the British crew that won the silver medal in the lightweight men's four, alongside his brother Richard, Rob Williams and Chris Bartley.[6]

At the 2013 World Championship, he won bronze with his brother in the men's lightweight double sculls.[7]

In 2014, Chambers won silver at the European Championship and bronze at the World Championship in the men's lightweight four.[8][9]

He was the 2015 European Champion in the lightweight men's pair, along with Joel Cassells, who also started his rowing career at Bann Rowing Club.[10][citation needed]

In 2016, he won European silver in the men's lightweight four,[11] and was selected for the British Olympic team competing in the men's lightweight coxless four event with Chris Bartley, Mark Aldred and Jono Clegg, finishing in seventh place.[12]

In 2017 at the 2017 World Rowing Championships he won a silver in the lightweight quadruple sculls.[13]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Chambers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  2. ^ "2009 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Racice, CZE - (BLM4x) U23 Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls - Final". worldrowing.com. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. ^ "2010 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Brest, BLR - (BLM1x) U23 Lightweight Men's Single Sculls - Final". worldrowing.com. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  4. ^ "2011 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Amsterdam, NED - (BLM2-) U23 Lightweight Men's Pair - Final". worldrowing.com. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  5. ^ "2011 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Bled, SLO - (LM2-) Lightweight Men's Pair - Final". worldrowing.com. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  6. ^ "2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - London, GBR - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final". worldrowing.com. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  7. ^ "2013 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Chungju, KOR - (LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls - Final". worldrowing.com. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  8. ^ "2014 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Belgrade, SRB - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final". worldrowing.com. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. ^ "2014 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Amsterdam, NED - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final". worldrowing.com. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  10. ^ "2015 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Poznan, POL - (LM2-) Lightweight Men's Pair - Final". worldrowing.com. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  11. ^ "2016 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Brandenburg, GER - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final". worldrowing.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia.
  13. ^ "2017 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Sarasota-Bradenton, USA - (LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls - Final". worldrowing.com. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2019.