John E. Collins (born 24 January 1989) is a British rower. He competed at the Olympics in the Double Sculls event at both the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Collins won a silver medal at the

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, as part of the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, Jonathan Walton, and Graeme Thomas. In 2021, he won a European bronze medal in the double sculls in

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, Italy. In October 2021, Collins completed the 'Metro Marathon Challenge' running 305 miles while visiting 315

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stations, then running the

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within two weeks. Collins is a member of

Leander Club Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non-academic club. It is based in Remenham in Berkshire, England and adjoins Henley-on-Thames. Only three other surviving clubs were founded prior ...

having joined in 2010. In December 2021, he was announced as the new Club Captain.

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John Collins
at British Rowing * * * * 1989 births Living people British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain European Rowing Championships medalists 21st-century British sportsmen {{UK-rowing-bio-stub