03/09/2007
Coleraine Man Snatches Gold In Munich
Coleraine man Richard Chambers has won a gold medal at the World Championships in Munich following victory in the lightweight fours section on Sunday.
Chambers and his Great Britain team-mates beat France into second place with the Italians finishing third.
Chambers and his crew, Paul Mattick, James Clarke and James Lindsey-Flynn are in their first season as a crew and Chambers said that their next big target is the Beijing Olympics and that there are exciting times ahead.
However, there was disappointment for another Coleraine man in the same class.
Richard Archibald and his Irish crew only managed to finish sixth in the B final when a top five finish would have ensured qualification for next year’s Olympics.
(SB/SP)
Chambers and his Great Britain team-mates beat France into second place with the Italians finishing third.
Chambers and his crew, Paul Mattick, James Clarke and James Lindsey-Flynn are in their first season as a crew and Chambers said that their next big target is the Beijing Olympics and that there are exciting times ahead.
However, there was disappointment for another Coleraine man in the same class.
Richard Archibald and his Irish crew only managed to finish sixth in the B final when a top five finish would have ensured qualification for next year’s Olympics.
(SB/SP)
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Richard Chambers Retires From Rowing
Two-times world champion Richard Chambers has retired from rowing. Chambers from Coleraine won world titles in 2007 and 2010 in the lightweight men's four. He is to take up a coaching role with Cambridge University. Chambers came fourth in the semi-final at Rio 2016. His brother Peter also represents Team GB in rowing.
Richard Chambers Retires From Rowing
Two-times world champion Richard Chambers has retired from rowing. Chambers from Coleraine won world titles in 2007 and 2010 in the lightweight men's four. He is to take up a coaching role with Cambridge University. Chambers came fourth in the semi-final at Rio 2016. His brother Peter also represents Team GB in rowing.
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