Ken Lester

{{short description|British rower}}

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| nationality = British

| sport = Rowing

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|4|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Didcot, England

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Ken Lester (born 9 April 1947) is a British rower and cox. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1960 Summer Olympics as the cox at the age of 13, and is Britain's youngest male Olympian.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/ken-lester-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042850/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/ken-lester-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Ken Lester Olympic Results |accessdate=12 August 2018}}{{cite web |title=Youngest Olympian reclaims title |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2078538.Youngest_Olympian_reclaims_title/ |website=Oxford Mail |accessdate=8 November 2018}}