Timothy McDonnell (rower)

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Timothy McDonnell (born 4 February 1986) is an Australian former national representative lightweight rower. He won a silver medal at the 2013 World Rowing Championships.

Club and state rowing

Raised in Queensland, McDonnell's senior club rowing was with the Toowong Rowing Club in Brisbane.

In 2011 McDonnell was first selected in a Queensland lightweight coxless four to contest the Penrith Cup at the Interstate Regatta.[http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/2011.php#ML4 2011 Interstate Regatta] He rowed again in the Queensland Penrith Cup four in 2012.[http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/2012.php#ML4 2012 Interstate Regatta] After a two year gap he was back in the Queensland lightweight four for their 2015 Penrith Cup victory.[http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/2015.php#ML4 2015 Interstate Regatta]

International representative rowing

McDonnell was first selected to represent Australia at the 2012 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv. He was a reserve for the Australian men's lightweight eight but raced as lightweight single sculler. In that event he finished in overall 22nd place. At the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju. He was in the two seat of the Australian men's lightweight eight when they took the silver medal.[https://worldrowing.com/athlete/john-mcdonnell?id=43270 McDonnell at World Rowing]

He gained a seat in the Australian lightweight coxless four into 2015 and rowed in that boat at two World Rowing Cups in Europe but when Perry Ward had to make a late withdrawal from the crew due to injury just before the 2015 World Rowing Championships Silcox and Darryn Purcell were reassigned to race in a lightweight coxless pair and McDonnell to again race the lightweight scull.[http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/world-championships/2015.php 2015 World Championships] It was a similar outcome to 2012 in that he finished in 23rd place. It was McDonnell's last national representative appearance.

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