Barney Guillermo Williams (born March 13, 1977) is a

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rower who won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in

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and a silver in the same event at the

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. He also has two wins and a second in the four in Rowing World Cup events. On April 18, 2021
Barney resigned from his position as head coach of the University of Victoria's women's varsity rowing program
following 3 seasons in response to Rowing Canada ruling that he had contravened an aspect of the National Coaching Certification Program code of ethics in the fall of 2018 . He was sanctioned with the appointment of a mentor coach or a 12-month ban from Rowing Canada activities on April 20, 2021.

Biographical details

Born in the

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city of San Martín de los Andes, Williams was educated at

Upper Canada College Upper Canada College (UCC) is an independent day and boarding school for boys in Toronto, Ontario, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The college is widely described as Canada's most prestigious preparatory school, and ha ...

, the

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and then at Jesus College,

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where he was President of the Oxford University Boat Club. He studied at the

from 2004 to 2006, completing a Diploma in Legal Studies and an MSc in Management Research. He rowed in the winning Blue Boat in the 2005 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race and was the president of the victorious Oxford crew in the 2006 Boat Race. He is married to the Canadian rower Buffy-Lynne Williams, who won bronze in the women's eight at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia, and placed fourth in the women's pair at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece.

Achievements

* Olympic Medals: 1 Silver *

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Medals: 1 Gold * Boat Race Appearances: 2 (2 wins)

Olympic Games

* 2004 – Silver, Coxless Four (with Jake Wetzel, Thomas Herschmiller, Cameron Baerg)

World Championships

* 2003 – Gold, Coxless Four (with Jake Wetzel, Thomas Herschmiller, Cameron Baerg)

References

External links

Oxford Boat Club crews

Profile on WorldRowing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Barney 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Neuquén Province Argentine emigrants to Canada Canadian male rowers Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers from British Columbia Upper Canada College alumni Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Oxford University Boat Club rowers Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics