Leon Chambers
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1998 (age 23) |
| Years active | 2018-current |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Sydney University Boat Club |
Leon Chambers (born 17 April 1998) is an American-born Australian representative rower. He was twice Australian U23 national champion and represented in the lightweight double-scull at the 2019 World Championships.
Club and state rowing[]
Chambers' senior club rowing in Australia is from the Sydney University Boat Club.[1]
In 2018 in SUBC colours Chambers contested and won U23 men's lightweight single scull and the lightweight double scull (with Matthew Curtin) title at the Australian Rowing Championships. [2]
International representative rowing[]
Chambers made his Australian representative debut at the 2018 World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne in a lightweight double scull .[3] In 2019 with Hamish Parry, Chambers raced in Australia's lightweight double scull at both World Rowing Cups in Europe [3] and was then selected to contest the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz, Austria.[4] The double were looking for a top seven finish at the 2019 World Championships to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.[5] They placed second in the B-final for an overall eighth place finish and failed to qualify the boat for Tokyo 2020.[3]
References[]
- ^ Chambers at Rowing Australia[dead link]
- ^ 2018 Austn C'ships
- ^ a b c Chambers at World Rowing[dead link]
- ^ 2019 WRC entry list[dead link]
- ^ 2019 World C'ship selections
External links[]
- Leon Chambers at World Rowing (archived)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Australian male rowers