Charles Peter Cousins (born 13 December 1988) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Charles Cousins
Personal information
Born13 December 1988 (1988-12-13) (age 35)
Cambridge, England
Sport
ClubTeam Bath
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Amsterdam M4x
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Chungju M4x
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Belgrade M4x

Rowing career edit

Cousins competed in the quadruple sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Stephen Rowbotham, Tom Solesbury and Matthew Wells finishing in fifth place.[2]

He competed in the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju gaining a bronze medal in the men's quadruple sculls with Graeme Thomas, Sam Townsend and Peter Lambert.[3] At the 2014 World Championships, he won a silver medal in the same event, again with Thomas, Townsend and Lambert.[4] The same team won the silver medal at the 2014 European Championships.[5]

Coaching edit

Cousins was a coach for the Abingdon School Boat Club.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Charles Cousins". www.london2012.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia.
  3. ^ "2013 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Chungju, KOR – (M4x) Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ^ "2014 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Amsterdam, NED – (M4x) Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. ^ "2014 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Belgrade, SRB – (M4x) Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. ^ "ROWING: Charles Cousins is class act at GB trials". The Herald.

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