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British lightweight rower From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christopher Bates is a former British lightweight rower.
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Bates was three times world champion; twice with the lightweight men's four (in 1991 in Vienna and in 1992 in Montreal) and once with the lightweight men's eight (in 1994 in Indianapolis).[1] He represented England and won a gold medal in the lightweight coxless four, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3]
He was part of the coxless pairs crew, with Peter Haining, that won the national title rowing for Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association, at the 1988 National Rowing Championships.[4]
His daughter Laura, is also a very accomplished rower who has recently joined London Rowing Club.
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