Peter Chambers (born 14 March 1990) is a British rower, and is the brother of fellow rower Richard Chambers. He is a World Champion in the men's lightweight double sculls and an Olympic silver medalist in the men's lightweight coxless four. He is also a decent coach at Marlow rowing club and is leading them to victory.

Career

Peter began rowing in

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, Northern Ireland for Bann Rowing Club. His first international medal came in 2009, when he and won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight quadruple sculls at the Under-23 World Championships. In 2010, he won the silver medal in the men's lightweight single sculls at the Under-23 World Championship. in 2011, he finally stood on the top step of an Under-23 World Championship podium, winning the men's lightweight double sculls with

Kieren Emery Kieren Emery (born 1 June 1990) is a British rower. He was born in Münster, West Germany. Rowing career Emery was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where he won a gold medal a ...

. That year, Chambers and Emery also won the senior men's lightweight double sculls World Championship. At the

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in London he was part of the British crew that won the silver medal in the lightweight men's four, alongside his brother Richard, Rob Williams and Chris Bartley. At the 2013 World Championship, he won bronze with his brother in the men's lightweight double sculls. In 2014, Chambers won silver at the European Championship and bronze at the World Championship in the men's lightweight four. He was the 2015 European Champion in the lightweight men's pair, along with Joel Cassells, who also started his rowing career at Bann Rowing Club. In 2016, he won

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silver in the men's lightweight four, and was selected for the British Olympic team competing in the men's lightweight coxless four event with Chris Bartley, Mark Aldred and

Jono Clegg Jonathan Clegg (born 14 July 1989) known as Jono Clegg is a British rower who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Clegg competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless ...

, finishing in seventh place. In 2017 at the 2017 World Rowing Championships he won a silver in the lightweight quadruple sculls.

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Peter Chambers
at British Rowing * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chambers, Peter 1990 births Living people British male rowers Sportspeople from Ballymoney Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Alumni of Oxford Brookes University World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Rowers from Northern Ireland European Rowing Championships medalists