Will Fletcher

For the character on The Bill, see List of The Bill characters (E–L) § Will Fletcher.

Will Fletcher

Personal information
Full name	William Fletcher
Nationality	British
Born	(1989-12-24) 24 December 1989 (age 35) Chester-le-Street
Years active	2006-2020
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Great Britain World Championships 2015 Aiguebelette LM2x 2013 Chungju LM4-

William Fletcher (born 24 December 1989) is a retired British rower who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Education

Fletcher studied at Durham University as a member of Hild Bede, graduating with a Modern Languages degree in 2011.^[1]

Rowing career

He competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless four with Adam Freeman-Pask, Jono Clegg and Chris Bartley.^[2]

He was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where he won a silver medal as part of the lightweight double scull with Richard Chambers.^[3]

He and Richard Chambers placed seventh in the men's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.^[4][5][6]

References

1. "Dunelm Issue 02". Issuu. April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
2. "2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
3. "2015 World Rowing Championships results". World Rowing.
4. "Rio 2016 Olympian Will Fletcher announces his retirement from international rowing". British Rowing. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
5. "Will Fletcher". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
6. "Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.