| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Rowing | ||
| Silver | 1980 Moscow | Eight |
John Martin Pritchard (born 30 November 1957) is a British rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal, and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Pritchard was born in Fulham, South West London. He attended Robinson College, Cambridge from 1983 to 1986, where he read Law. He was President of the Hawks' Club.
In 1980 he was a crew member of the British eight which won the Olympic silver medal. In 1981, he won a silver medal at the World Rowing Championships in Munich. He finished fifth with the British eight in the 1984 Olympics.
He coached Oxford University Boat Club in 1980 and 1981, and Cambridge University Boat Club in 1982 and 1983. He rowed in The Boat Race three times for Cambridge against Oxford. In 1984, the crew in which he rowed famously hit a barge moored above Putney Bridge resulting in the much-broadcast image of a sinking boat. The win in 1986 was the only Cambridge win in a run of 17 wins for Oxford. By winning in 1986, Cambridge denied Oxford winning the Ladbrokes trophy outright, having won for the previous nine years.
Pritchard founded and runs an executive search business, Piper Pritchard Associates, in London. He is a director of the British Olympic Association and a board member of Right To Play, an international charity which supports children in war-torn and deprived parts of the world through sport. He is also a member of the alumni advisory board of Cambridge University.
He is married to Julie Williamson and has one son, Charlie Pritchard.