- Guy Pooley
Guy R Pooley (b. 10 Feb 1965) is and English rower who has competed for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, raced four times in the University Boat race and won major
sculling events atHenley Royal Regatta and Head races.Career
Guy rowed for Cambridge against Oxford in
the Boat Race for four years (1988 to 1991).A successful sculler, he won the
Scullers Head in 1992, and theWingfield sculls in 1991 and 1992.He was a member of the Great Britain under 23 team in 1986 and 1987 and competed in the World Student Games in 1987 and 1989.
He was on the GB rowing team for the
1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, competing in the men's quadruple Scull. While in 1996 he went to Atlanta as the spare man but competed in the double scull afterJames Cracknell became ill and was unable to compete.He is a member of Crabtree and
Leander Club .Pooley is a chemistry teacher and housemaster at
Eton College . He lives in Eton, Berkshire, and comes from Soulbury, Bedfordshire, near Leighton Buzzard.Henley Royal Regatta
*1985 -
Visitors' Challenge Cup
*1987 -Visitors' Challenge Cup
*1993 -Queen Mother Cup Wingfield Sculls
*1991
*1992References
* [http://www.ic.ac.uk/P1836.htm River record attempt by Britain's leading rowers]
* [http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=2517 British Olympic Association, Athlete Record]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960722/ai_n14059556 Redgrave and Pinsent on Song, The Independent, Jul 22, 1996]
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