Barney Williams (rower)

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| fullname = Barney Guillermo Williams

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|March 13, 1977}}

| birth_place = San Martín de los Andes, Argentina

| spouse = Buffy-Lynne Williams

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Barney Guillermo Williams (born March 13, 1977) is a Canadian rower who won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in Milan and a silver in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|title=Oxonian Olympians |publisher=University of Oxford |url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/oxford_people/famous_oxonians/oxonian_olympians/index.html |access-date=March 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920083635/http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/oxford_people/famous_oxonians/oxonian_olympians/index.html |archive-date=September 20, 2012 }} He also has two wins and a second in the four in Rowing World Cup events. On April 18, 2021, [https://govikesgo.com/news/2021/4/19/general-womens-rowing-coach-resigns-by-mutual-agreement.aspx Barney resigned from his position as head coach of the University of Victoria's women's varsity rowing program] following 3 seasons in response to Rowing Canada ruling that he had contravened an aspect of the National Coaching Certification Program code of ethics in the fall of 2018 . He was sanctioned with the appointment of a mentor coach or a 12-month ban from Rowing Canada activities on April 20, 2021.{{cite web |date=April 20, 2021 |title=Rowing Canada sanctions former head coach of U of Victoria varsity women's team |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/rowing/barney-williams-resignation-rowing-coach-1.5994422 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=December 7, 2022 |website=CBC |publisher=}}

Biographical details

Born in the Argentine city of San Martín de los Andes, Williams was educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Victoria and then at Jesus College, University of Oxford where he was President of the Oxford University Boat Club. He studied at the University of Oxford from 2004 to 2006, completing a Diploma in Legal Studies and an MSc in Management Research. He rowed in the winning Blue Boat in the 2005 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race and was the president of the victorious Oxford crew in the 2006 Boat Race.{{cite news |last=Dheensaw |first=Cleve |title=Victoria's Howard looks to stroke Oxford to victory in Boat Race |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/victoria-s-howard-looks-to-stroke-oxford-to-victory-in-boat-race-1.85045 |access-date=March 30, 2013 |newspaper=Victoria Times-Colonist |date=March 4, 2013}} He is married to the Canadian rower Buffy-Lynne Williams, who won bronze in the women's eight at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia, and placed fourth in the women's pair at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece.

Achievements

Olympic Medals: 1 Silver
World Championship Medals: 1 Gold
Boat Race Appearances: 2 (2 wins)

=Olympic Games=

2004 – Silver, Coxless Four (with Jake Wetzel, Thomas Herschmiller, Cameron Baerg)

=World Championships=

2003 – Gold, Coxless Four (with Jake Wetzel, Thomas Herschmiller, Cameron Baerg)

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20150512044934/http://www.oubc.org.uk/crews Oxford Boat Club crews]
[http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/11938/ Profile on WorldRowing]

Category:1977 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Neuquén Province

Category:Argentine emigrants to Canada

Category:Canadian male rowers

Category:Olympic silver medalists for Canada

Category:Olympic rowers for Canada

Category:Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Category:Rowers from British Columbia

Category:Upper Canada College alumni

Category:Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford

Category:Oxford University Boat Club rowers

Category:Olympic medalists in rowing

Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics