John Collins (rower)

John Collins

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35)
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Rowing
Event(s)	Men's double sculls Men's quadruple sculls
Club	Leander Club
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	Rio 2016 Tokyo 2020
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Great Britain World Championships 2017 Sarasota Quadruple sculls European Championships 2021 Varese Double sculls

John E. Collins (born 24 January 1989) is a British rower. He competed at the Olympics in the Double Sculls event at both the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.^[1][2]

Collins won a silver medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, as part of the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, Jonathan Walton, and Graeme Thomas.^[3]

In 2021, he won a European bronze medal in the double sculls in Varese, Italy.^[4]

In October 2021, Collins completed the 'Metro Marathon Challenge' running 305 miles while visiting 315 London Underground stations, then running the London Marathon within two weeks.^[5]

Collins is a member of Leander Club having joined in 2010. In December 2021, he was announced as the new Club Captain.^[6]

References

1. "TOKYO 2020 - GRAEME THOMAS AND JOHN COLLINS 'GUTTED' TO MISS OUT ON MEDAL IN MEN'S DOUBLE SCULLS". eurosport.com/. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
2. "John Collins". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
3. "2017 World Championship" (PDF). 2017 World Rowing Championships. World Rowing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
4. "Men's Double Sculls Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
5. "John Collins takes on Metro Marathon Challenge". britishrowing.org. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
6. "CLUB CAPTAIN 2022". leander.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

External links

• John Collins at Rowing Classifieds
• John Collins at World Rowing
• John Collins at Olympics.com
• John Collins at Olympedia
• John Collins at Team GB