Charles Peter Cousins (born 13 December 1988) is a British rower who competed at the

2012 Summer 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 ...

Rowing career

Cousins 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

with

Stephen Rowbotham Stephen Christopher Rowbotham (born 11 November 1981, in Swindon) is a British rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in double sculls. In 2012, the quadruple sculls boat he was in finished in 5th place ...

, Tom Solesbury and Matthew Wells finishing in fifth place. He competed in the

2013 World Rowing Championships The 2013 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 25 August to 1 September 2013 at Tangeum Lake, Chungju in South Korea. The annual week-long rowing (sport), rowing regatta was organized by International Row ...

Chungju Chungju () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Uamsan is a mountain located within the outskirts of the city. The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Al ...

gaining a bronze medal in the men's quadruple sculls with

Graeme Thomas Graeme Edward Thomas (born 8 November 1988) is a British rower. Rowing career Thomas competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a bronze medal as part of the quad sculls with Sam Townsend, Charles Cousins and Pet ...

Sam Townsend Sam Townsend (born 26 November 1985 in Reading) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Townsend competed in the double sculls with Bill Lucas at the 2012 Olympic Games rowing events, ...

and Peter Lambert. At the 2014 World Championships, he won a silver medal in the same event, again with Thomas, Townsend and Lambert. The same team won the silver medal at the 2014 European Championships.

Coaching

Cousins was a coach for the

Abingdon School Boat Club Abingdon School Boat Club is the rowing club for Abingdon School. The club has a strong tradition of providing rowers for the Oxford University Boat Club, Cambridge University Boat Club and international teams. History The boat club has a long ...

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* 1988 births Living people English male rowers Sportspeople from Cambridge Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Great Britain World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain European Rowing Championships medalists Teachers at Abingdon School 21st-century English sportsmen {{UK-rowing-bio-stub