Derek Holland (rower)
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Irish |
Born | Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland | 14 January 1974
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Ireland |
Sport | Rowing |
Event(s) | Lightweight men's four Lightweight men's eight |
Derek Holland (born 14 January 1974 in Dublin) is an Irish rower. He reached fourth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours.
Early life[]
Derek Holland was born on 14 January 1974 in Dublin in County Dublin, Ireland. Holland was introduced to rowing in 1987 aged around thirteen
Rowing career[]
Olympic games[]
When Derek Holland was 22, he won 4th in the Lightweight Men's Four at the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta, United States.[1]
World Championships[]
In 1989, Holland was selected for the Irish junior team at the 1989 World Rowing Junior Championships held in Szeged, Hungary, and won 4th in the junior eight sculls.[2] Derek Holland also competed in the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere, Finland, coming first in the Lightweight Men's Four.[3] Holland also competed in the 1996 World Rowing Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain, coming third in the Lightweight Men's Eight.[4] In 1998 Derek competed in the 1998 World Rowing Championships which took place in Cologne, Germany, he got silver in the Lightweight Men's Four.[5]
World Rowing Cups[]
In 1997 Derek competed in the 1997 World Rowing Cup II which took place in Paris, France, he placed 6th in the Lightweight Men's Four.[6]
Achievements[]
- World Championship medals: 4 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze
Olympic Games[]
- 1996 – 4th, Coxless Four (with Sam Lynch, Tony O'Connor)
World Rowing Championships[]
- 2004 – Silver, Coxless Pair (with Neil Casey)
- 2004 – 4th, Coxless Pair (with Neil Casey)
- 2004 – 6th, Coxless Pair (with Neil Casey)
- 2003 – Silver, Coxless Pair (with Neil Casey)
- 2003 – Bronze, Coxless Pair (with Neil Casey)
- 2003 – 5th, Coxless Pair (with Neil Casey)
- 2002 – Gold, Coxless Four (with Neil Casey, Paul Griffin, Richard Archibald)
- 2002 – Gold, Coxless Four (with Neil Casey, Paul Griffin, Richard Archibald)
- 2002 – Silver, Coxless Four (with Neil Casey, Paul Griffin, Richard Archibald)
- 2002 – 4th, Coxless Four (with Neil Casey, Paul Griffin, Richard Archibald)
- 2001 – Silver, Coxless Four (with Neal Byrne, Owen Byrne, Noel Monahan)
- 2001 – Bronze, Coxless Four (with Neal Byrne, Owen Byrne, Noel Monahan)
- 2001 – 4th, Coxless Four (with Neal Byrne, Owen Byrne, Noel Monahan)
- 2000 – Bronze, Coxless Four (with James Lindsay-Fynn, john Armstrong, Noel Monahan)
- 2000 – 4th, Coxless Four (with James Lindsay-Fynn, john Armstrong, Noel Monahan)
- 2000 – 5th, Coxless Four (with James Lindsay-Fynn, john Armstrong, Noel Monahan)
- 2000 – 6th, Coxless Four (with James Lindsay-Fynn, john Armstrong, Noel Monahan)
- 1999 – Gold, Coxless Pair (with Niall O'Toole)
- 1999 – Silver, Coxless Pair (with Niall O'Toole)
- 1999 – Bronze, Coxless Pair (with Niall O'Toole)
- 1999 – 6th, Coxless Pair (with Niall O'Toole)
- 1998 – Silver, Coxless Four (with Neville Maxwell, Tony O'Connor, Brendan Dolan)
- 1996 – Bronze, Coxed Eight (with Sam Lynch, Peter Brady, Keith Flynn, Eoin Whelan, Adrian Smith, Paul Flannery, John Forde, Malachy McGlynn)
- 1995 – Gold, Coxless Four (with Sam Lynch, Conor Moloney, Paul Flannery)
Junior World Rowing Championships[]
- 1989 – Coxed Eight (with Angus Woods, Manus Crowley, Colm O'Rourke, Owen Diviney, Eugene McCarthy, Peter Collins, Brian Collins, Tom Colsh)
References[]
- ^ "1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta". World Rowing.
- ^ "1989 World Rowing Championships, Szeged". World Rowing.
- ^ "1995 World Rowing Championships, Tampere". World Rowing.
- ^ "1996 World Rowing Championships, Glasgow". World Rowing.
- ^ "1998 World Rowing Championships, Cologne". World Rowing.
- ^ "1997 World Rowing Cup II, Paris". World Rowing.
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Irish male rowers
- Sportspeople from Dublin (city)
- Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rowers of Ireland