Alastair Heathcote

Alastair Heathcote

Alastair Heathcote (born 14 August 1977 in Athens, Greece) is a British rower and Captain in the British Army.

Heathcote is the eldest son and heir of Sir Timothy Heathcote, 12th Baronet. He was educated at Eton College, Newcastle University and Oxford Brookes University. He was in Mustias house at Eton. He served as Captain of Boats at the school. His younger brother Nicholas is also a distinguished oarsman. He joined the army in 2001 and served in Bosnia (Operation Joint Endeavor in support of UNPROFOR) and Iraq (Operation Telic). He was selected for the Great Britain squad in 2006 and won a bronze medal in the eight at the Rowing World Cup in 2007 at Amsterdam and at the following 2007 Rowing World Championships in Munich . He was in the GB team (Men's 8) in the Beijing Olympics, where he won the silver medal.

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* [http://www.bosonmedia.co.uk/ara/gbrowing/biographies/index.php?Action=2&id=249 Biography from British International Rowing Office]
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article2327978.ece Interview in the The Times]


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