John Collins (rower)

{{Short description|British rower (born 1989)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = John Collins

| image =

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| full_name = John E. Collins

| nationality = British

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Twickenham, England

| height = 192 cm

| weight = 95 kg

| country = Great Britain

| sport = Rowing

| club = Leander Club

| event = Men's double sculls
Men's quadruple sculls

| olympics = Rio 2016
Tokyo 2020

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport|Men's rowing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}}

{{MedalComp|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Sarasota|Quadruple sculls}}

{{MedalComp|European Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Varese|Double sculls}}

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John E. Collins (born 24 January 1989) is a British rower. He competed at the Olympics in the Double Sculls event at both the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.{{cite web |title=TOKYO 2020 - GRAEME THOMAS AND JOHN COLLINS 'GUTTED' TO MISS OUT ON MEDAL IN MEN'S DOUBLE SCULLS |url=https://www.eurosport.com/rowing/tokyo-2020/2021/tokyo-2020-graeme-thomas-and-john-collins-gutted-to-miss-out-on-medal-in-men-s-double-sculls_sto8447938/story.shtml |website=eurosport.com/ |access-date=25 November 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/john-collins |title=John Collins |accessdate=10 August 2016 |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806041649/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/john-collins |archivedate=6 August 2016}}

Collins won a silver medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, as part of the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, Jonathan Walton, and Graeme Thomas.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldrowing.com/assets/pdfs/WCH_2017/ROM042101_C73.pdf |work=2017 World Rowing Championships |title=2017 World Championship |publisher=World Rowing |accessdate=16 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001032008/https://www.worldrowing.com/assets/pdfs/WCH_2017/ROM042101_C73.pdf |archive-date=1 October 2017 |url-status=dead}}

In 2021, he won a European bronze medal in the double sculls in Varese, Italy.{{cite web |url=https://worldrowing.com/event/2021-european-rowing-championships/ |title=Men's Double Sculls Final A (Final) |website=World Rowing |access-date=11 June 2021}}

In October 2021, Collins completed the 'Metro Marathon Challenge' running 305 miles while visiting 315 London Underground stations, then running the London Marathon within two weeks.{{cite web |title=John Collins takes on Metro Marathon Challenge |url=https://www.britishrowing.org/2021/09/john-collins-takes-on-metro-marathon-challenge/ |website=britishrowing.org |access-date=25 November 2021}}

Collins is a member of Leander Club having joined in 2010. In December 2021, he was announced as the new Club Captain.{{cite web |title=CLUB CAPTAIN 2022 |url=https://www.leander.co.uk/2021/12/14/club-captain-2022/ |website=leander.co.uk |access-date=16 December 2021}}