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Peter Rudge

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Peter Rudge
Personal information
Born (1981-10-21) 21 October 1981 (age 43)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Milan Coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Lucerne Coxed four

Peter Rudge (born 21 October 1981) is a British former rowing cox.

Career

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Rudge began rowing in 1994 at The King's School, Chester.[1] He read Theology at Durham University, where he competed for the university boat club, and graduated in 2003.[2][3]

Selected for the Great Britain senior squad as an undergraduate, Rudge won bronze as part of the British Coxed Four at the 2001 World Championships, and took silver at the 2003 World Championships in the same event.[1]

He continued his studies at Hughes Hall, Cambridge and represented Cambridge in the 2005 Boat Race and the 2006 race.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Peter Rudge". World Rowing. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  2. ^ "News". Durham First (14): 21. Autumn 2001.
  3. ^ "World Championships, Milan". Durham University Boat Club. 29 August 2003. Archived from the original on 10 August 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ^ Quarrell, Rachel (1 March 2005). "Williams hopes to sign off in style". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Battle of the coxes". BBC News. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2018.