Daniel Ritchie (born 6 January 1987 in Margate) is a British rower.
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| Native name | Daniel Ritchie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain Rowing Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1987 (age 37) Margate, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | The Southport School, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | The University of Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing (River & Coastal) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Stroke side | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leander Club & Herne Bay ARC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowing career
editRitchie was introduced to rowing while attending The Southport School in Queensland, Australia.[1]
He was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where he won a silver medal as part of the eight with Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell, Cameron Nichol, James Foad, Alex Partridge, Moe Sbihi, Greg Searle, Tom Ransley and Phelan Hill.[2] Two years later he competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a gold medal as part of the eight with Tom Ransley, Alex Gregory, Pete Reed, Moe Sbihi, Andrew Triggs Hodge, George Nash, Will Satch and Phelan Hill.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Dan Ritchie | Biographies | British Rowing". www.britishrowing.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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