Allan Whitwell (born 5 May 1954) is a British former

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed for Great Britain and

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Career

He taught at

The Becket School The Becket School is a co-educational secondary Catholic school with academy status in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. It was formed in 1976 by the amalgamation of two schools, Corpus Christi Bi-Lateral School and Becket Grammar Scho ...

, when he lived in

Mapperley Mapperley is a residential and commercial area of north-eastern Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Sherwood to the north-west, Thorneywood to the south and Gedling to the east. History At various periods the terms 'Mapperley' and ' ...

in the 1980s and 1990s.

Rowing career

Whitwell was born in 1954 in

York York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...

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. He was a member of the silver medal-winning British men's eight at the

1980 Moscow Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

. He competed in three Olympic Games in total, appearing in the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

and

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

in addition to his medal winning 1980 Games. In 1977 he was part of the eight that reached the final and finished 5th, at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. In 1986, he was in the

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

winning in the lightweight double sculls with Carl Smith. He came third teamed with Smith in the 1987 World Rowing Championships in the same boat class. He represented

and won a bronze medal in the double sculls, at the

1986 Commonwealth Games The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. This was the second Commonwealth Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largely African, Asian and Caribbe ...

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Personal life

He is currently running an international sculling camp for scullers of any level from novice to international. He also teaches at a school for children with special needs.

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* * * * Olympic rowers for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics 1954 births Living people People from Mapperley Sportspeople from Nottinghamshire Sportspeople from York Olympic medalists in rowing English male rowers Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Rowers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games {{UK-rowing-bio-stub