Sam Townsend (born 26 November 1985 in

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) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Rowing career

Townsend competed in the

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with Bill Lucas at the 2012 Olympic Games rowing events, finishing in fifth place. He competed at the

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, where he won a bronze medal as part of the quad 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 Pe ...

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and Peter Lambert. The following year he competed at the

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, where he won a silver medal as part of the quadruple sculls with Thomas, Cousins and Lambert. In 2016 he went to his second Olympic Games competing in the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, Angus Groom and Peter Lambert.

Personal life

His wife, Natasha Page, is also an Olympic rower.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Townsend, Sam 1985 births Living people English male rowers Sportspeople from Reading, Berkshire Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of Great Britain World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain European Rowing Championships medalists