Peter Chambers (born 14 March 1990) is a British

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, and is the brother of fellow rower Richard Chambers. 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

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for

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. 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. In 2010, he won the silver medal in the men's lightweight single sculls at the Under-23 World Championship. 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. That year, Chambers and Emery also won the senior men's lightweight double sculls

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. At the

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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. At the 2013 World Championship, he won bronze with his brother in the men's lightweight double sculls. In 2014, Chambers won silver at the

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and bronze at the

in the men's lightweight four. He was the 2015 European Champion in the lightweight men's pair, along with Joel Cassells, who also started his rowing career at

. In 2016, he won

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silver in the men's lightweight four, 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. In 2017 at the

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he won a silver in the lightweight quadruple sculls.

References

External links

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chambers, Peter 1990 births Living people British male rowers Sportspeople from Ballymoney Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Alumni of Oxford Brookes University World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Rowers from Northern Ireland European Rowing Championships medalists 21st-century British sportsmen