Adam Freeman-Pask
{{short description|British rower}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
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Adam Freeman-Pask (born 19 June 1985) is a British rower. He is a World Bronze medalist and European Silver medalist. He participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics In London.
International rowing career
Adam won his first International senior vest in 2008 at the World Rowing Championships in Linz, where he raced the Lightweight Men's Single Scull. He raced the same boat class the following season winning Bronze medals through the World Cup season but had unfortunate boat damage at the 2009 World Championships in Poznań, finishing 8th overall. Competing in both sweep and sculling disciplines he found top form in the 2011–2012 season setting a new record in the Wingfield Sculls knocking 17 seconds of the previous record time set by Peter Haining.{{cite web|url=http://www.wingfieldsculls.com/records|title=Wingfield Records|website=Wingfieldsculls.com|accessdate=1 November 2017}}
He then won the Scullers head, British Senior Trials,{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9137152/Kat-Copeland-and-Adam-Freeman-Pask-step-up-to-give-coach-Paul-Thompson-much-to-consider.html|title=Kat Copeland and Adam Freeman-Pask step up to give coach Paul Thompson much to consider|first=Rachel|last=Quarrell|date=11 March 2012|accessdate=1 November 2017|website=Telegraph.co.uk}} and all three World Cups in different disciplines before obtaining selection for Team GB[http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Adam-Freeman-Pask-named-Team-GB-reserve-London/story-16480914-detail/story.html] {{dead link|date=November 2017}} at the London 2012 Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/04/london-2012-olympics-constantine-louloudis-rowing|title=London 2012 Olympics: Constantine Louloudis completes GB rowing squad|agency=Press Association|date=4 July 2012|accessdate=1 November 2017|website=Theguardian.com}}
While competing for Great Britain he has also won Bronze at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, South Korea as part of the lightweight coxless four with Will Fletcher, Jono Clegg and Chris Bartley.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2013-world-championships/event-information |title=2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information |website=WorldRowing.com |publisher=International Rowing Federation |accessdate=20 August 2020}}[http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/Sport/Rowing/Clegg-and-Freeman-Pask-win-World-Rowing-Championship-bronze-05092013.htm] {{dead link|date=November 2017}} and a Silver Medal at the 2012 European Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy.
Achievements
=Olympics=
=World Championships=
=European Championships=
=World Cups=
- 2013 Eton Dorney – Bronze, Lightweight Four (Bow)
- 2013 Sydney – Gold, Lightweight Double Scull (Bow)
- 2012 Munich – Gold, Lightweight Coxless Pair (Stroke)
- 2012 Lucerne – Gold, Lightweight Single Scull
- 2012 Belgrade – Gold, Lightweight Coxless Pair (Stroke)
- 2010 Bled – Bronze, Lightweight Coxless Pair (Bow)
- 2009 Munich – Bronze, Lightweight Single Scull
- 2009 Banyoles – Bronze, Lightweight Single Scull
=World under 23 Championships=
- 2007 Strathclyde – 5th, Lightweight Quad (Three)
- 2006 Hazewinkel – 5th, Lightweight Single
=GB Rowing Senior Trials=
- 2013 – 2nd, Lightweight Single
- 2012 – 1st, Lightweight Single
- 2013 – 3rd, Lightweight Single
References
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External links
- {{World Rowing|23318}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151004173418/https://www.britishrowing.org/gb-rowing-team/biographies/adam-freeman-pask Adam Freeman-Pask] at British Rowing (archived)
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Category:World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain
Category:European Rowing Championships medalists