Christopher Roger Bartley (born 2 February 1984) is a British rower who competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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and
2016 Summer Olympics
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.
Personal life
Bartley was educated at
The King's School, Chester
The King's School, Chester, is a co-educational private day school for pupils aged 4 to 18. It is one of the seven 'King's Schools' established (or re-endowed and renamed) by King Henry VIII in 1541 after the Dissolution of the Monasteries ...
, where he was schoolmates with fellow Olympian
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, and studied biology at the
University of Nottingham
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Nottingham's main campus (University Park Campus, Nottingh ...
.
Rowing career
Bartley was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the
2011 World Rowing Championships
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in
Bled
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, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless four with
Richard Chambers,
Paul Mattick
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and
Rob Williams. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games as part of the men's lightweight four, with
Peter Chambers, Rob Williams and Richard Chambers.
He competed at the
2013 World Rowing Championships
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in
Chungju
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The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Al ...
, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless four with
Adam Freeman-Pask,
Will Fletcher and
Jono Clegg.
The following year he competed at the
2014 World Rowing Championships
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in
Bosbaan
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,
Amsterdam
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, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless four with
Mark Aldred,
Peter Chambers and Richard Chambers.
In 2016 he was selected for the British Olympic team and competed in the
men's lightweight coxless four event with
Jono Clegg, Mark Aldred and Peter Chambers, finishing in seventh place.
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1984 births
Living people
Welsh male rowers
British male rowers
Sportspeople from Wrexham
Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic rowers for Great Britain
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Welsh Olympic competitors
Alumni of the University of Nottingham
People educated at The King's School, Chester
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Members of Leander Club
World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain
European Rowing Championships medalists
21st-century British sportsmen
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