David Gillard

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David Gillard
Personal information
Born1971 (age 50–51)
EducationBedford Modern School
Alma materSt Catharine's College, Cambridge
Sport
SportRowing

David Gillard (born 23 June 1971), is a British rower who represented Cambridge in the 1991, 1992 and 1993 Boat Races.[1] He rowed for the Great Britain Junior team in the Eight the Szeged Reservoir, Hungary in 1989 winning a bronze medal. Gillard then rowed for Great Britain in the Nations Cup (precursor to the U23 World Rowing Championships) in Linz Ottensheim, Austria (1990, Eight, bronze); Naro Lago, San Giovanni, Italy (1991, coxless four, silver); and Glasgow (1992, coxless four, gold).[2] At Bedford Modern School Gillard was in the last crew to win the at Henley Royal Regatta in 1989 before the event was discontinued. Representing Goldie Boat Club Gillard was a member of the winning crews of the Britania Challenge Cup (setting a new course record) and Silver Goblets & Nickalls’ Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1992. Rowing for Imperial College Boat Club Gillard won the Grand Challenge Cup in 1996 and the Visitors’ Challenge Cup’ in 2002 at the Henley Royal Regatta[1]

Life[]

Gillard was born 23 June 1971 and educated at Bedford Modern School[1] and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

Gillard chaired the Cambridge selection process for the 2005 Boat Race.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c School of the Black and Red-A History of Bedford Modern School, by Andrew Underwood (1981); reset and updated by Boon, Middleton and Wildman, 2010 (p. 247)
  2. ^ The Official World Rowing Database
  3. ^ Rachel Quarrell (8 March 2005). "Holland 'good fit' for Cambridge". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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