Ian Wilson (rower)

Ian Wilson

Personal information

Born| July 1951[1]
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Sport
Sport| Rowing

Medal record

Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Rowing Championships
| 1979 Bled | Lwt men's four
| 1983 Duisburg | Lwt men's four
| 1984 Montreal | Lwt men's four

Ian John Wilson (born 1951) is a retired British lightweight rower who competed for Great Britain.

## Biography

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Wilson[2] is a brother of international rowers Stuart Wilson[3] and Andrew Wilson.[4][5] Ian Wilson first competed internationally with the men's eight at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham where the team came 9th overall after finishing in third place in the B final.[6][7] In 1978 he was part of the lightweight double scull with Daniel Topolski that finished 7th overall after winning the B final at the 1978 FISA Lightweight Championships in Copenhagen.[8]

Ian and Stuart Wilson then rowed with the lightweight men's four at the 1979 World Rowing Championships in Bled where they became world champions.[9] The two brothers then competed in the lightweight men's double scull and came fourth at the 1980 World Rowing Championships in Hazewinkel.[10] At the 1983 World Rowing Championships in Duisburg, Ian Wilson won a silver medal in the lightweight men's four event.[11] His youngest brother, Andrew, competes at the same championships with the lightweight men's eight.[4]

At the 1984 World Rowing Championships, Ian and Stuart Wilson made history by competing against each other representing different countries. Stuart Wilson had emigrated to Australia in 1982 to marry his partner, Australian lightweight rower Leisa Patterson.[5][12][13] The brothers rowed in the lightweight men's four event: Ian Wilson won bronze with the British team, while Stuart Wilson's Australian team came sixth.[14]

At the 1985 World Rowing Championships in Hazewinkel, Ian and Andrew Wilson rowed together in the lightweight men's eight where they came ninth.[15]

Wilson has competed at Henley Royal Regatta, winning seven times:[citation needed]

* 1975 with University of London Boat Club ( London School of Economics). Winners of the Ladies Plate and Prince Philip Cup.
* 1976 with Thames Tradesmen Rowing Club. Winners of the Grand Challenge Cup, and Prince Philip Cup.
* 1980 with Nottingham Boat Club. Winners of the Wyfold Challenge Cup.
* 1982 with Nottingham Boat Club. Winners of the Wyfold Challenge Cup.
* 1984 with Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association. Winners of the Wyfold Challenge Cup.

In 1981 he was a founding member of Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association and is currently chairman.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "1951 births". Free BMD.
2. ^ "Ian Wilson". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
3. ^ "Stuart Wilson". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
4. ^ a b "Andrew Wilson". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
5. ^ a b "Godfrey Sports History". Godfrey Sports. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
6. ^ Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 - via Times Digital Archives.
7. ^ "(M8+) Men's Eight – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
8. ^ Railton, Jim (7 August 1978). "Rowing". The Times. p. 6 - via Times Digital Archives.
9. ^ "(LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
10. ^ "(LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
11. ^ "(LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
12. ^ "Leisa Wilson". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
13. ^ Guerin, Andrew; Foster, Margot. "1978 World Championships— Lake Karapiro New Zealand". Australian Rowing History. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
14. ^ "(LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
15. ^ "(LM8+) Lightweight Men's Eight – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

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World champions – Lightweight men's coxless four

FISA championships|

* 1974:  (Campbell Johnston, Andrew Michelmore, Geoffrey Rees, Colin Smith)
* 1975:  (Francis Pelegri, Michel Picard, André Coupat, André Picard)
* 1976:  (André Picard, Michel Picard, André Coupat, Francis Pelegri)
* 1977:  (André Picard, Michel Picard, André Coupat, Francis Pelegri)
* 1978:  (Michael Raduner, Thomas von Weissenfluh, Pierre Zentner, Pierre Kovacs)
* 1979:  (Ian Wilson, Stuart Wilson, Colin Barratt, Nicholas Howe)
* 1980:  (Graham Gardiner, Charles Bartlett, Clyde Hefer, Simon Gillett)
* 1981:  (Graham Gardiner, Charles Bartlett, Clyde Hefer, Simon Gillett)
* 1982:  (Marco Romano, Daniele Boschin, Paolo Martinelli
Pasquale Aiese)
* 1983:  (Alberto Molina, Luis María Moreno, José María de Marco Pérez, Juan María Altuna Muñoa)
* 1984:  (Fernando Molina, José María de Marco Pérez, Luis María Moreno, Alberto Molina)

Official world championships|

* 1985:  (Alwin Otten, Frank Rogall, Thomas Jaekel, Wolfgang Birkner)
* 1986:  (Franco Pantano, Dario Longhin, Nerio Gainotti, Mauro Torta)
* 1987:  (Thomas Palm, Erik Ring, Gerd Meyer, Sebastian Franke)
* 1988:  (Mauro Torta, Dario Longhin, Massimo Lana, Nerio Gainotti)
* 1989:  (Klaus Altena, Stephan Fahrig, Michael Buchheit, Bernhard Stomporowski)
* 1990:  (Klaus Altena, Michael Buchheit, Stephan Fahrig, Bernhard Stomporowski)
* 1991:  (Christopher Bates, Toby Hessian, Tom Kay, Carl Smith)
* 1992:  (Christopher Bates, Toby Hessian, Tom Kay, Carl Smith)
* 1993:  (Thomas Beetham, Matthew Collins, Chris Kerber, Jonathan Moss)
* 1994:  (Eskild Ebbesen, Victor Feddersen, Niels Henriksen, Thomas Poulsen)
* 1995:  (Carlo Gaddi, Leonardo Pettinari, Andrea Re, Ivano Zasio)
* 1997:  (Thomas Ebert, Thomas Poulsen, Eskild Ebbesen, Victor Feddersen)
* 1998:  (Eskild Ebbesen, Thomas Ebert, Victor Feddersen, Thomas Poulsen)
* 1999:  (Eskild Ebbesen, Thomas Ebert, Victor Feddersen, Thomas Poulsen)
* 2001:  (Sebastian Sageder, Bernd Wakolbinger, Wolfgang Sigl, Martin Kobau)
* 2002:  (Thor Kristensen, Thomas Ebert, Stephan Mølvig, Eskild Ebbesen)
* 2003:  (Thor Kristensen, Thomas Ebert, Stephan Mølvig, Eskild Ebbesen)
* 2005:  (Franck Solforosi, Jérémy Pouge, Jean-Christophe Bette, Fabien Tilliet)
* 2006:  (Huang Zhongming, Wu Chongkui, Lin Zhang, Tian Jun)
* 2007:  (Richard Chambers, James Lindsay-Fynn, Paul Mattick, James Clarke)
* 2009:  (Matthias Schömann-Finck, Jost Schömann-Finck, Jochen Kühner, Martin Kühner)
* 2010:  (Richard Chambers, Paul Mattick, Rob Williams, Chris Bartley)
* 2011:  (Anthony Edwards, Samuel Beltz, Ben Cureton, Todd Skipworth)
* 2013:  (Kasper Winther Jørgensen, Jacob Larsen, Jacob Barsøe, Morten Jørgensen)
* 2014:  (Kasper Winther Jørgensen, Jacob Larsen, Jacob Barsøe, Morten Jørgensen)
* 2015:  (Lucas Tramèr, Simon Schürch, Simon Niepmann, Mario Gyr)
* 2017:  (Federico Duchich, Leone Barbaro, Lorenzo Tedesco, Piero Sfiligoi)

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