Stewart Innes (born 20 May 1991) is a retired British

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Career

Innes took up rowing as a pupil at

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and later competed for Durham University as an undergraduate, and for

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as a postgraduate. He was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the

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in France, where he won a bronze medal as part of the coxless four with

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, Alan Sinclair and

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. He competed in the men's coxless pair event, with Alan Sinclair, at the 2016 Summer Olympics. After finishing 3rd at the 2019 GB Rowing Team Trials, Innes had been set to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in

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but following the postponement of the games, he announced his retirement from international rowing in October 2020.

Personal life

His father Duncan Innes rowed and won a gold medal at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Innes, Stewart 1991 births Living people British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Alumni of the University of Reading Durham University Boat Club rowers Alumni of St Cuthbert's Society, Durham