Women's Boat Race 1983
38th Women's Boat Race | |||
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Date | 26 March 1983 | ||
Winner | Cambridge | ||
Margin of victory | 11 seconds | ||
Winning time | 6 minutes 29 seconds | ||
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 25–13 | ||
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The 38th Women's Boat Race took place on 26 March 1983. The contest was between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and held as part of the Henley Boat Races along a two-kilometre course.
Background[]
The first Women's Boat Race was conducted on The Isis in 1927.[1]
Race[]
Cambridge won by 11 seconds.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Women's Boat Race – Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets". Western Daily Press. 16 March 1927. p. 5. (subscription required)
- ^ Railton, Jim (28 March 1983). "Cambridge double at Henley". The Times. p. 19.
External links[]
Categories:
- Women's Boat Race
- 1983 in English sport
- 1983 in English women's sport
- March 1983 sports events in the United Kingdom
- 1983 in women's rowing
- 1983 sports events in London
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