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Nick Cooper (rower)

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Nick Cooper
Personal information
Birth nameNicholas Cooper
BornFirst quarter 1942[1]
Norfolk
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLeander Club
London RC
Norwich RC
Yare RC

Nicholas P Cooper (born 1942) is a retired rower who competed for Great Britain.

Rowing career

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Cooper represented Great Britain at five World Championships during the 1960s and, in 1967, won the British Sculling championships - The Wingfield Sculls. He won three events at Henley Royal Regatta.

In 1966, Cooper along with Leander rowing partner Arnold Cooke reached the final of the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.[2] Later that year he won the Open Prize at the Reading Scullers Head.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "1942 births". Free BMD.
  2. ^ "German crews well on to top at Henley". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 July 1966. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Cooper wins thrilling Reading scullers head". Reading Evening Post. 3 October 1966. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.