David Gillard (born 23 June 1971), rowed for

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and represented

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at the

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and

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.''School of the Black and Red-A History of Bedford Modern School'', by Andrew Underwood (1981) ; reset and updated by Boon, Middleton and Wildman, 2010, p. 247''

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'', Tuesday, 23 February 1993, p. 30

Life

Gillard was born 23 June 1971 and educated at

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and

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. At Bedford Modern, Gillard was in the last crew to win the Special Race for Schools at

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in 1989 before the event was discontinued. Gillard rowed for the Great Britain Junior team in the

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at the Szeged Reservoir, Hungary in 1989 winning a bronze medal. Gillard then rowed for Great Britain in the Nations Cup (precursor to the

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) in Linz Ottensheim, Austria (1990,

, bronze); Naro Lago, San Giovanni, Italy (1991,

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, silver); and Glasgow (1992,

, gold). Representing Goldie Boat Club, Gillard was a member of the winning crews of the Britania Challenge Cup (setting a new course record) and Silver Goblets & Nickalls’ Challenge Cup at

in 1992. Rowing for

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, Gillard won the

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in 1996, and the

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in 2002 at the

. Gillard chaired the

selection process for the 2005 Boat Race.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gillard, David 1971 births Living people English male rowers British male rowers Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge People educated at Bedford Modern School