Alan W Campbell (born 9 May 1983) is a British sculler.

Biography

Alan Campbell was born in

Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, No ...

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, and started rowing for his school,

Coleraine Academical Institution Coleraine Academical Institution (CAI and styled locally as Coleraine Inst) was a voluntary grammar school for boys in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Coleraine Academical Institution occupied a site on the Castlerock Road, ...

for Boys. ON leaving, he joined

Bann Rowing Club Bann Rowing Club is a rowing club in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. It is situated on the east bank of the Lower Bann river in Hanover Place south of the Coleraine Bridge. Founded in 1842, Bann is one of the oldest rowing clubs in all of Ireland ...

Coleraine. Years later he then left for

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and joined Tideway Scullers School. In 2003, Campbell left his degree and won the Diamond Sculls at

Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a Rowing (sport), rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It diffe ...

. He then made his international debut at the World U23 Championships in 2003, where he was forced to switch from the double to the single sculls five days before the regatta when his sculling partner became ill. Despite this he finished 8th. He competed in the

quadruple sculls A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated as a 4x, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four people who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or "sculls", one in each han ...

at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in 12th place. In 2005, Campbell won the men's single at the GB Selection Trials, and raced in the men's quad for the World Cup series, winning the bronze at

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regatta. At the 2005 World Championships in

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, Japan, the men's quad narrowly failed to reach the final. In 2006, Campbell switched to competing in the men's heavyweight single, and won the Munich world cup regatta ahead of

Olaf Tufte Olaf Karl Tufte (born 27 April 1976 in Tønsberg) is a Norwegian rower, firefighter, and farmer. He is a seven-time Olympian, and as a single sculler he was twice the Olympic champion and twice the world champion. He has been consistently selec ...

. He also finished second in Lucerne, behind

Mahé Drysdale Alexander Mahé Owens Drysdale (born 19 November 1978) is a New Zealand politician and retired rower. Drysdale is a two-time Olympic champion and a five-time world champion in the single sculls. He is a seven-time New Zealand national champion ...

, and fourth in

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, to win the overall world cup standings. Campbell competed in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing where he participated in the Men's Single Scull; he led up to 1000m, where he was overtaken by

and finished fifth. Prior to the games, he had picked up a virus that required knee surgery, which left him on crutches for three weeks in June 2008. In 2011, he won his third

Diamond Challenge Sculls The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a Rowing (sport), rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. First run in 1844, it is open to male scullers from all eligible rowin ...

title (the premier event for single sculls) at the

. He competed at the

2011 World Rowing Championships The 2011 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 28 August to 4 September 2011 at Lake Bled, adjoining the Slovenian city of Bled. The annual week-long rowing regatta is organized by World Rowing Federatio ...

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, where he won a bronze medal in the singles scull. In the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, Campbell won the bronze medal in the men's single sculls after moving into the medals with 500m to go against the Swedish national entry,

Lassi Karonen Lassi Karonen (born 17 March 1976 in Djura) is a Swedish rower. He finished 6th in the men's single sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also ...

. Alan Campbell gets Olympic Gold back on track by winning national trials Alan Campbell, the Olympic single scull bronze medallist in 2012, dominated 5 km GB Rowing Team Assessment in Boston, Lincs to win the open men's single scull event in a time of 17:03.23.

Events

;Henley Royal Regatta * 2003 –

racing as Tideway Scullers School * 2007 –

racing as Tideway Scullers School * 2011 –

racing as Tideway Scullers School ;Wingfield Sculls * 2006 * 2009 * 2010 * 2012 ;Scullers Head of the River * 2004 – 3rd * 2008 – 1st * 2012 – 1st Alan Campbell also works as a speaker.

References

External links

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Wilson, Campbell, Craig and Lee Green win in Boston
{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Alan 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Coleraine, County Londonderry British male rowers Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Great Britain People educated at Coleraine Academical Institution Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Rowers from Northern Ireland Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics 21st-century British sportsmen