Christopher Bates

Christopher Bates is a former British lightweight rower.

Christopher Bates

Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	NCRA
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Great Britain World Rowing Championships 1991 Vienna Lwt men's four 1992 Montreal Lwt men's four 1994 Indianapolis Lwt men's eight 1983 Duisburg Lwt men's four 1986 Nottingham Lwt men's four 1987 Copenhagen Lwt men's four 1995 Tampere Lwt men's eight 1984 Montreal Lwt men's four 1990 Tasmania Lwt men's eight Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh Lwt coxless four

Rowing career

Bates was three times world champion; twice with the lightweight men's four (in 1991 in Vienna and in 1992 in Montreal) and once with the lightweight men's eight (in 1994 in Indianapolis).[1] He represented England and won a gold medal in the lightweight coxless four, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3]

He was part of the coxless pairs crew, with Peter Haining, that won the national title rowing for Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association, at the 1988 National Rowing Championships.[4]

References

1. "Christopher Bates". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1988, p. 35". Times Digital Archives.