Kieran West
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Rowing | |||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Eight with coxswain | |
Kieran West, MBE (born 18 September 1977) is a British rower and Olympic champion.
An Olympic oarsman for Great Britain in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he won gold in the Men's Eight (after winning silver in the 1999 World championships). In the following years, he became World Champion with the coxed four in 2002 and won silver in 2003. He also rowed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
He was awarded the MBE for "services to rowing" in the New Year’s Honours list in 2001. An oarsman of the winning Cambridge Blue Boat crew in the 1999 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, he was later President of the winning 2001 crew, after which he was also voted Cambridge Sports Personality of the Year for 2000/2001.
Originally at Christ's College, Cambridge, he is currently studying for a PhD in First World War Strategy and Military Intelligence at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He raced for the Cambridge team for a third time in the 2006 Boat Race.
- Olympic Medals: 1 Gold
- World Championship Medals: 1 Gold, 2 Silver
- Boat Race Appearances: 3 (2 wins)
[edit] Olympic Games
- 2004 — 9th, Eight
- 2000 — Gold, Eight (with Andrew Lindsay, Ben Hunt-Davis, Louis Attrill, Luka Grubor, Fred Scarlett, Simon Dennis, Steve Trapmore, Rowley Douglas)
[edit] World Championships
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